EthicsTools Agamben, Giorgio; Azoulay, Ariella; Badiou, Alain; Barthes, Roland; Bishop, Claire; Bourriaud, Nicolas; Critchley, Simon; Easterling, Keller; Eleey, Peter; Graw, Isabelle; Huberman, Anthony; Kester, Grant; Lyotard, Jean-François; Rancière, Jacques; Sontag, Susan; Steyerl, Hito; Verwoert, Jan; Weizman, Eyal. Ethics. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press; London, England: Whitechapel Art Gallery, 2015.
Abstract (English)"In this volume, artist and writer Walead Beshty evaluates the relation of ethics to aesthetics, and demonstrates how this encounter has become central to the contested space of much recent art. He brings together theoretical foundations for an ethics of aesthetics; appraisals of art that engages with ethical issues; statements and examples of methodologies adopted by a diverse range of artists; and examinations of artworks that question the ethical conditions in which contemporary art is produced and experienced.." -- Publisher's website. Edit this item (login required): |