Aesthetics and Anthropology: Cogitations Contributor(s): Elhaik, Tarek (Author) |
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ISBN: 1350168823 ISBN-13: 9781350168824 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $118.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2021 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Art | Criticism & Theory - Philosophy | Aesthetics - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
Dewey: 701.03 |
LCCN: 2021026497 |
Physical Information: 0.44" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.91 lbs) 138 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This book focuses on the reconfiguration of aesthetic anthropology into an anthropological problem of cogitation, opening up a fascinating new dialogue between the domains of anthropology, philosophy, and art. Tarek Elhaik embarks on an inquiry composed of a series of cogitations based on fieldwork in an ecology of artistic and scientific practices: from conceptual art exhibitions to architectural environments; from photographic montages to the videotaping of spirit seances; from artistic interventions in natural history museums to ongoing dialogues between performance artists and marine scientists. The chapters examine the image-work, ethical demands, and aesthetic struggles of interlocutors including artists Mathias Goeritz, Mounir Fatmi, Silvia Gruner, Joan Jonas, and Patricia Lagarde. |