Asemic: The Art of Writing Contributor(s): Schwenger, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 1517906970 ISBN-13: 9781517906979 Publisher: University of Minnesota Press OUR PRICE: $24.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Alphabets & Writing Systems - Art | History - Contemporary (1945- ) - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory |
Dewey: 153.32 |
LCCN: 2019006711 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.8" W x 7.9" (0.62 lbs) 192 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The first critical study of writing without language Pioneered in the work of creators such as Henri Michaux, Roland Barthes, and Cy Twombly, asemic writing consolidated as a movement in the 1990s. Author Peter Schwenger first covers these "asemic ancestors" before moving to current practitioners such as Michael Jacobson, Rosaire Appel, and Christopher Skinner, exploring how asemic writing has evolved and gained importance in the contemporary era. Asemic includes intriguing revelations about the relation of asemic writing to Chinese characters, the possibility of asemic writing in nature, and explanations of how we can read without language. Written in a lively style, this book will engage scholars of contemporary art and literary theory, as well as anyone interested in what writing was and what it is now in the process of becoming. |