After Art, 9780691150444
Hardcover
Examining the work of architectural firms such as OMA, Reiser + Umemoto, and Foreign Office, as well as the art of Matthew Barney, Ai Weiwei, Sherrie Levine, and many others, After Art provides a compelling and original theory of art and architecture in the age of global networks.

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  • Hardcover

    136 pages

  • Release Date

    6 January 2013

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Summary

Art as we know it is dramatically changing, but popular and critical responses lag behind. In this trenchant illustrated essay, David Joselit describes how art and architecture are being transformed in the age of Google. Under the dual pressures of digital technology, which allows images to be reformatted and disseminated effortlessly, and the exponential acceleration of cultural exchange enabled by globalisation, artists and architects are emphasising networks as never before. Some of the…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780691150444
ISBN-10:0691150443
Author:David Joselit
Publisher:Princeton University Press
Imprint:Princeton University Press
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:136
Release Date:6 January 2013
Weight:255g
Dimensions:184mm x 152mm
Series:POINT: Essays on Architecture
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Critics Review

”[A] succulent little book.“–Flora Samuel, Times Higher Education “Joselit, a Yale professor and critic whose previous writings have assiduously observed the intersection of art and tech, lays his argument out with pedagogic steadiness.”–Art Review “[After Art] is insightful and offers countless examples of the cultural and political forces influencing creative arts… [W]ell-referenced and clearly written.”–Choice

About The Author

David Joselit

David Joselit is the Carnegie Professor of the History of Art at Yale University. His books include American Art Since 1945 (Thames & Hudson) and Feedback: Television against Democracy.

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