Gillick, Liam.

Industry and Intelligence : Contemporary Art Since 1820. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (209 pages) - Bampton Lectures in America . - Bampton Lectures in America .

Intro -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Creative Disruption in the Age of Soft Revolutions -- 1. Contemporary Art Does Not Account for That Which Is Taking Place -- 2. Projection and Parallelism -- 3. Art as a Pile: Split and Fragmented Simultaneously -- 4. 1820: Erasmus and Upheaval -- 5. ASAP Futures, Not Infinite Future -- 6. 1948: B. F. Skinner and Counter-Revolution -- 7. Abstract -- Photo Section -- 8. 1963: Herman Kahn and Projection -- 9. The Complete Curator -- 10. Maybe It Would Be Better If We Worked in Groups of Three? -- 11. The Return of the Border -- 12. 1974: Volvo and the Mise-en-Scène -- 13. The Experimental Factory -- 14. Nostalgia for the Group -- 15. Why Work? -- Notes -- Index.

The conceptual artist Liam Gillick writes a genealogy of contemporary art, arguing that we need to appreciate its engagement with history. He takes a broad view of artistic creation from 1820 to today, underscoring the industry and intelligence of artists as they have responded to incremental developments in science, politics, and technology.

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Art, Modern - Themes, motives.


Electronic books.

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