Beyond Modern Sculpture : The Effects of Science and Technology on the Sculpture of this Century

Burnham, Jack. Beyond Modern Sculpture : The Effects of Science and Technology on the Sculpture of this Century. 6th. New York, Ny: George Braziller, 1982.

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Abstract (English)

Burnham's examination of modern sculpture centers on the changing status of the art objects in a system-oriented culture. References are made to Marx's concept of reification and Jungian psychology to show how science and technology are responsible for sculpture's material and psychic break with the past. Topics such as vitalism, formalism, phenomenalism, automata, kineticism, light art and cybernetics are considered in light of the coercive nature of technics. Index of names. 460 bibl. ref.

Types: Monographs
All Contributors: Burnham, Jack (Author)
Dossier: 800 - SCULPTURE
Collation: 402 p. : 135 ill. ; 24 x 20 cm
Language of Publication: English
Publishers: New York, Ny: George Braziller
Artists: Bill, Max; Breer, Robert; Castro-Cid, Enrique; Collie, Alberto; Duchamp, Marcel; Haake, Hans; Hepworth, Barbara; Klein, Yves; Le Parc, Julio; Lye, Len; Medalla, David; Morris, Robert; Paik, Nam June; Piene, Otto; Rickey, George; Schlegell, David Von; Smith, David; Takis
Keywords: SCULPTURE; FORMALISM; TECHNOLOGY; AUTOMATA; CYBERNETICS; LIGHT ART; MECHANICAL (HISTORY); MODERN SCULPTURE; PHENOMENALISM; PSYCHOLOGY; REIFICATION; SCIENCE; TECHNICS; VITALISM; KINETICISM; ARCHIPENKO, ALEXANDER; ARP, JEAN; BERGSON, HENRI; BERGSON. HENRI; BOCCIONI, UBBERTO; BRANCUSI, CONSTANTIN; CALDER, ALEXANDER; DEGAS, EDGAR; ELLUL, JACQUES; FOCILLON, HENRI; GABO, NAUM; GAUDIER-BRZESKA, HENRI; JUNG, C.G.; KUHN, THOMAS; LASSAW, IBRAM; LIPPOLD, RICHARD; LIPTON, SEYMORE; MARX, KARL; MERLEAU-PONTY, MAURICE; MOHOLY-NAGY, LASZLO; MOORE, HENRY; MUMFORD, LEWIS; PEVSNER, ANTOINE; READ, HERBERT; REULEAUX, FRANZ; ROBIN, AUGUSTE; ROSSO, MEDARDO; ROSZAK, THEODORE; SCHLEMMER, OSKAR; SCHOFFER, NICOLAS; TINGUELY, JEAN; VANTONGERLOO, GEORGES; WIENER, NORBERT; WILFRED, THOMAS; E.A.T. (Experiments in Art and technology); G.R.A.V. (Group de Recherche d'Art Visuel); NEW TENDENCY
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Date Deposited: 19 Mar 1998
Last Modified: 25 Oct 2012 13:57
URI: http://e-artexte.ca/id/eprint/11910
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