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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Princeton University Press
ISBN-10
0691202605
ISBN-13
9780691202600
eBay Product ID (ePID)
13050073890
Product Key Features
Book Title
Brutal Aesthetics : Dubuffet, Bataille, Jorn, Paolozzi, Oldenburg
Number of Pages
296 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2020
Topic
History / Contemporary (1945-), Criticism & Theory, Popular Culture, General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Art
Book Series
The A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
42.7 Oz
Item Length
10.4 in
Item Width
8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2020-011054
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
In Brutal Aesthetics , Hal Foster compellingly investigates the complex dichotomies that inherently exist within brutalist art theory of the postwar period. Through the lens of five iconic figures and the transformative nature of their respective disciplines, Foster provides substantial evidence for such an examination and lays the foundation for this essential contribution to the literature around the subject. Covering an historically pivotal turning point in Western art, Foster's research illuminates new insights into the study of brutalism to supplement mid twentieth-century avant-garde art history. . . . Brutal Aesthetics is an indispensable addition to the art library. - ARLIS/NA Reviews , "Hal Foster's eloquent book Brutal Aesthetics attempts to inaugurate a positive appraisal of what the author identifies as 'positive barbarism'. . . . This erudite, nearly coffee table-sized book--substantially rewarding both in historical detail and theoretical reference, with copious footnotes and voluminous glossy color plates--is fascinatingly factual and beautiful to peruse." ---Joseph Nechvatal, The Brooklyn Rail, "Hal Foster's research sets the figures in context, compares them in an original way and skilfully manages to identify common aspects of their work. For those interested in modern art, intellectual history and politics of the cold war era, this book comes strongly recommended." ---Christian Kile, Sehepunkte, In Brutal Aesthetics , Hal Foster compellingly investigates the complex dichotomies that inherently exist within brutalist art theory of the postwar period. Through the lens of five iconic figures and the transformative nature of their respective disciplines, Foster provides substantial evidence for such an examination and lays the foundation for this essential contribution to the literature around the subject. Covering an historically pivotal turning point in Western art, Foster's research illuminates new insights into the study of brutalism to supplement mid twentieth-century avant-garde art history... Brutal Aesthetics is an indispensable addition to the art library. - ARLIS/NA Reviews , "A fine production, a beautiful publication, that honours the exceptionally high quality of the lectures contained within. [ Brutal Aesthetics is] the visible incarnation of the mind of Hal Foster. It is a disturbing read, a vision for experts to consider, reflect upon, accept and, I suspect, admire." ---Ian Lipke, Queensland Reviewers Collective, "A fine production, a beautiful publication, that honours the exceptionally high quality of the lectures contained within." ---Ian Lipke, Queensland Reviewers Collective, "An informative (and well-illustrated) overview of how intellectuals in the immediate post-war period saw primitivism as a viable remedy for art and society." ---Alexander Adams, The Jackdaw, "Hal Foster's eloquent book Brutal Aesthetics attempts to inaugurate a positive appraisal of what the author identifies as 'positive barbarism'. . . . This erudite, nearly coffee table-sized book--substantially rewarding both in historical detail and theoretical reference, with copious footnotes and voluminous glossy color plates--is fascinatingly factual and beautiful to peruse." ---Joseph Nechvatal, Brooklyn Rail
Series Volume Number
67
Dewey Decimal
709.04
Synopsis
How artists created an aesthetic of 'positive barbarism' in a world devastated by World War II, the Holocaust, and the atomic bomb In Brutal Aesthetics , leading art historian and critic Hal Foster explores how postwar artists and writers searched for a new foundation of culture after the mass devastation of World War II, the Holocaust, and the atomic bomb. Inspired by 'positive barbarism,' the enigmatic idea that modernist art can teach us how to survive a civilisation become barbaric, Foster examines the variety of ways key figures from the early 1940s to the early 1960s sought to develop a 'brutal aesthetics' adequate to the destruction all around them. With a focus on the philosopher Georges Bataille, the painters Jean Dubuffet and Asger Jorn, and the sculptors Eduardo Paolozzi and Claes Oldenburg, Foster investigates this manifold move to strip art down, or to reveal it as already bare, in order to begin again. What does Bataille seek in the prehistoric cave paintings of Lascaux? How does Dubuffet imagine an art brut, an art unscathed by culture? Why does Jorn populate his paintings with 'human animals'? What does Paolozzi see in his monstrous figures assembled from industrial debris? And why does Oldenburg remake everyday products from urban scrap? A study of artistic practices made desperate by political crisis, Brutal Aesthetics is a brilliant account of an intriguing era in twentieth-century culture. Published in association with the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. 'Hal Foster moves -- often in a single quickening sentence -- from the specific work of art to the forces that shape our ways of seeing, illuminating both, opening up new modes of thought and filiation. His books are never far from me.' -- Ben Lerner, a uthor of The Topeka School 'At the most opportune time, Foster undertakes a reconsideration of barbarism as it was reinvented in the visual arts of the mid-twentieth century. Not only does he excavate a crucial post-World War II tendency that has evaded systematic comparative interpretation, but he also sheds light on the political aporias of our present.' -- David Joselit, author of After Art, How artists created an aesthetic of "positive barbarism" in a world devastated by World War II, the Holocaust, and the atomic bomb In Brutal Aesthetics , leading art historian Hal Foster explores how postwar artists and writers searched for a new foundation of culture after the massive devastation of World War II, the Holocaust, and the atomic bomb. Inspired by the notion that modernist art can teach us how to survive a civilization become barbaric, Foster examines the various ways that key figures from the early 1940s to the early 1960s sought to develop a "brutal aesthetics" adequate to the destruction around them. With a focus on the philosopher Georges Bataille, the painters Jean Dubuffet and Asger Jorn, and the sculptors Eduardo Paolozzi and Claes Oldenburg, Foster investigates a manifold move to strip art down, or to reveal it as already bare, in order to begin again. What does Bataille seek in the prehistoric cave paintings of Lascaux? How does Dubuffet imagine an art brut , an art unscathed by culture? Why does Jorn populate his paintings with "human animals"? What does Paolozzi see in his monstrous figures assembled from industrial debris? And why does Oldenburg remake everyday products from urban scrap? A study of artistic practices made desperate by a world in crisis, Brutal Aesthetics is an intriguing account of a difficult era in twentieth-century culture, one that has important implications for our own. Published in association with the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Antiques & Arts Weekly Holiday Books Round-up 2020 How artists created an aesthetic of 'positive barbarism' in a world devastated by World War II, the Holocaust, and the atomic bomb. In Brutal Aesthetics , leading art historian and critic Hal Foster explores how postwar artists and writers searched for a new foundation of culture after the mass devastation of World War II, the Holocaust, and the atomic bomb. Inspired by 'positive barbarism,' the enigmatic idea that modernist art can teach us how to survive a civilisation become barbaric, Foster examines the variety of ways key figures from the early 1940s to the early 1960s sought to develop a 'brutal aesthetics' adequate to the destruction all around them. With a focus on the philosopher Georges Bataille, the painters Jean Dubuffet and Asger Jorn, and the sculptors Eduardo Paolozzi and Claes Oldenburg, Foster investigates this manifold move to strip art down, or to reveal it as already bare, in order to begin again. What does Bataille seek in the prehistoric cave paintings of Lascaux? How does Dubuffet imagine an art brut, an art unscathed by culture? Why does Jorn populate his paintings with 'human animals'? What does Paolozzi see in his monstrous figures assembled from industrial debris? And why does Oldenburg remake everyday products from urban scrap? A study of artistic practices made desperate by political crisis, Brutal Aesthetics is a brilliant account of an intriguing era in twentieth-century culture. Published in association with the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. 'Hal Foster moves -- often in a single quickening sentence -- from the specific work of art to the forces that shape our ways of seeing, illuminating both, opening up new modes of thought and filiation. His books are never far from me.' -- Ben Lerner, author of The Topeka School 'At the most opportune time, Foster undertakes a reconsideration of barbarism as it was reinvented in the visual arts of the mid-twentieth century. Not only does he excavate a crucial post-World War II tendency that has evaded systematic comparative interpretation, but he also sheds light on the political aporias of our present.' -- David Joselit, author of After Art
LC Classification Number
N6490.F66 2020
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