Chaos and Awe
Painting for the 21st Century
- Paperback
144 pages
- Release Date
23 February 2018
Summary
Fifty paintings, reproduced in color, by an international array of contemporary artists, show the aptness and relevance of painting in an era of uncertainty.In an age of global instability, the threat of chaos looms. Or is the threat more spectral than real? The fear of chaos may simply be our response to living in a world controlled by powerful forces beyond our understanding. Chaos and Awe demonstrates the aptness and relevance of painting as a medium for expressing the uncertainty of our e…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262534970 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262534975 |
| Author: | Mark W. Scala |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 23 February 2018 |
| Weight: | 570g |
| Dimensions: | 254mm x 203mm |
| Series: | Chaos and Awe |
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About The Author
Mark W. Scala
Mark W. Scala is Chief Curator at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts in Nashville.Media Farzin is a writer, editor, and educator. Her writings have appeared in Bidoun, Artforum, Afterimage,and Art-Agenda online. She is a faculty member at the School of Visual Arts and the Sotheby’s Institute of Art, New York.Simon Morley is an artist and Assistant Professor at Dankook University, South Korea, in the School of Fine Art. He is the author of Writing on the Wall- Word and Image in Modern Art and coauthor of The Winchester Guide to Keywords and Concepts for International Students in Art, Media and Design.
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