{"product_id":"against-ambience-and-other-essays-seth-kim-cohen-9781501310324","title":"Against Ambience and Other Essays","description":"\u003ci\u003eAgainst Ambience\u003c\/i\u003e diagnoses - in order to cure - the art world's recent turn toward ambience. Over the course of three short months - June to September, 2013 - the four most prestigious museums in New York indulged the ambience of sound and light: James Turrell at the Guggenheim, \u003ci\u003eSoundings\u003c\/i\u003e at MoMA, Robert Irwin at the Whitney, and Janet Cardiff at the Met. In addition, two notable shows at smaller galleries indicate that this is not simply a major-donor movement. Collectively, these shows constitute a proposal about what we wanted from art in 2013. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile we're in the soft embrace of light, the NSA and Facebook are still collecting our data, the money in our bank accounts is still being used to fund who-knows-what without our knowledge or consent, the government we elected is still imprisoning and targeting people with whom we have no beef. We deserve an art that is the equal of our information age. Not one that parrots the age's self-assertions or modes of dissemination, but an art that is hyper-aware, vigilant, active, engaged, and informed. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe are now one hundred years clear of Duchamp's first readymades. So why should we find ourselves so thoroughly in thrall to ambience? \u003ci\u003eAgainst Ambience\u003c\/i\u003e argues for an art that acknowledges its own methods and intentions; its own position in the structures of cultural power and persuasion. Rather than the warm glow of light or the soothing wash of sound, \u003ci\u003eAgainst Ambience\u003c\/i\u003e proposes an art that cracks the surface of our prevailing patterns of encounter, initiating productive disruptions and deconstructions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Seth Kim-Cohen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501310321\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501310324\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Continnuum-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Seth Kim-Cohen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43985961976063,"sku":"9781501310324","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7b73e3a8-9aa9-46a9-b17d-91996f0a47d3.jpg?v=1683280559","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/against-ambience-and-other-essays-seth-kim-cohen-9781501310324","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}