Art and Knowledge After 1900: Interactions Between Modern Art and Thought (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781526164261)

This ground-breaking new history of modern art explores the relationship between art and knowledge from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present day. Each chapter examines artistic responses to a particular discipline of knowledge, from quantum theory and theosophy to cybernetics and ethnic futurisms. The authors argue that art's incursion into other intellectual disciplines is a defining characteristic of both modernism and postmodernism. Throughout, the volume poses a series of larger questions: is art a source of knowledge? If so, what kind of knowledge? And, ultimately, can it contribute to our understanding of the world in ways that thinkers from other fields should take seriously?

Author: James Fox
ISBN-10: 1526164264
ISBN-13: 9781526164261
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/05/2023
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.25lbs
Size: 9.50h x 6.60w x 1.10d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 08/01/2024