Abstraction & Economy

Myths of Growth

272 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Opposing a regime of accumulation and abstraction

This anthology explores the tension between abstraction and economics from the perspectives of art, art theory, art history, as well as law, sociology, philosophy, and economics. It poses questions about the current challenges of a global capitalist economy with claims to expansive growth in relation to aesthetics, technology, and democracy.

The relationship between abstraction and economics is discussed in a series of theoretical and artistic contributions. The main focus is on the role of art in mediating between the concrete and the abstract, on formalist approaches to art theory, and on the social and economic cues that help us trace the aesthetic regime of capitalism. Ultimately, this book asks, “how can artistic-aesthetic practices counteract the regime of accumulation and abstraction?”

The visual arts in a socioeconomic context

Reflecting on the relationship between abstraction and economics from capitalist-critical, decolonial, ecological, and queer-feminist perspectives

Contributions by Brenna Bhandar, Christina von Braun, Sabeth Buchmann, Denise Ferreira da Silva, Sven Lütticken, R. H. Quaytman, Marina Vishmidt, and others

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• Reihe: Edition Angewandte
• Themen: Kunst Allgemeine Themen Kunsttheorie
• ISBN: 9783111366340
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 06.05.2024
• Größe: 24 x 17 cm
• Verlag: De Gruyter
• Herausgegeben von: Eva Maria Stadler, Jenni Tischer