The Conspiracy of Art
Manifestos, Interviews, Essays
$33.41
- Paperback
248 pages
- Release Date
19 August 2005
Summary
Cutting-edge theorist Jean Baudrillard on the complicitous dance of art, politics, economics, and media; includes “War Porn,” on Abu Ghraib as a new genre of reality TV.The images from Abu Ghraib are as murderous for America as those of the World Trade Center in flames. The whole West is contained in the burst of sadistic laughter of the American soldiers, as it is behind the construction of the Israeli wall. This is where the truth of these images lies. Truth, but not veracity. As virtual as…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781584350286 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1584350288 |
| Author: | Jean Baudrillard, Sylvere Lotringer, Ames Hodges |
| Publisher: | Autonomedia |
| Imprint: | Semiotext |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 248 |
| Release Date: | 19 August 2005 |
| Weight: | 386g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 19mm |
| Series: | Semiotext(e) / Foreign Agents |
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”[Baudrillard] proves himself to be as much of a thoughtful iconoclast as ever.“Canadian Art
[Baudrillard] proves himself to be as much of a thoughtful iconoclast as ever.
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Jean Baudrillard
Jean Baudrillard (1929-2007) was a philosopher, sociologist, cultural critic, and theorist of postmodernity who challenged all existing theories of contemporary society with humor and precision. An outsider in the French intellectual establishment, he was internationally renowned as a twenty-first century visionary, reporter, and provocateur.Sylv re Lotringer is Jean Baudrillard Chair at the European Graduate School, Switzerland, and Professor Emeritus of French literature and philosophy at Columbia University.
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