51. Special Affects : The Photographic Experience in Contemporary Art
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Salvioni, Daniela, Magnani, Gregorio (prefacer and author Verzotti, Giorgio), Adams, Dennis, Baldessari, John, Belcher, Alan, Bolande, Jennifer, Burgin, Victor, Forg, Gunther, Jaar, Alfredo, Knoebel, Imi, Knorr, Karen, Kosuth, Joseph, Kruger, Barbara, Lafontaine, Marie-Jo, Lavier, Bertrand, Lawler, Louise, Levine, Sherrie, Lum, Ken, Moura, Leonel, Nagy, Peter, Paolini, Giulio, Pistoletto, Michelangelo, Prince, Richard, Richon, Olivier, Richter, Christiane, Richter, Gerhard, Robbins, David, Ruff, Thomas, Sherman, Cindy, Wall, Jeff, Warhol, Andy, Salvioni, Daniela, Magnani, Gregorio (prefacer and author Verzotti, Giorgio), Adams, Dennis, Baldessari, John, Belcher, Alan, Bolande, Jennifer, Burgin, Victor, Forg, Gunther, Jaar, Alfredo, Knoebel, Imi, Knorr, Karen, Kosuth, Joseph, Kruger, Barbara, Lafontaine, Marie-Jo, Lavier, Bertrand, Lawler, Louise, Levine, Sherrie, Lum, Ken, Moura, Leonel, Nagy, Peter, Paolini, Giulio, Pistoletto, Michelangelo, Prince, Richard, Richon, Olivier, Richter, Christiane, Richter, Gerhard, Robbins, David, Ruff, Thomas, Sherman, Cindy, Wall, Jeff, and Warhol, Andy
- Abstract
Essays by Magnani, Salvioni and Verzotti call attention to how thirty-three contemporary artists deconstruct socio-cultural codes by employing postmodern media-oriented practices. The concepts of authorship, autonomy and originality are discussed in relation to the modernist avant-garde's critique of the spectacle. Includes artists' statements. Brief biographical notes on artists. 16 bibl. ref.
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- 1989