The Conspiracy of Art
Download or Read eBook The Conspiracy of Art PDF written by Jean Baudrillard and published by Semiotext(e). This book was released on 2005-08-19 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Jean Baudrillard |
| Publisher | : Semiotext(e) |
| Total Pages | : 254 |
| Release | : 2005-08-19 |
| ISBN-10 | : UCSC:32106018337235 |
| ISBN-13 | : |
| Rating | : 4/5 (35 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Conspiracy of Art by : Jean Baudrillard
Book excerpt: "In 1996 Jean Baudrillard scandalized the art world by denouncing a "conspiracy" of art. But most missed the point. He wasn't attacking art, because art has ceased to exist - only its claim to privilege. Spiraling from aesthetic nullity to commercial frenzy, art has entered a "transaesthetic" state. The Conspiracy of Art examines its complicitous dance with politics, economics, and media, including Abu Ghraib's reality show. Baudrillard reveals the premises of his "radical thought" in the absurdist logic of pataphysics (his first unpublished text on Alfred Jarry), and in the Theater of Cruelty (a talk on Antonin Artaud with life-long collaborator Sylvere Lotringer)."--BOOK JACKET.
