{"product_id":"the-dialectic-of-decadence-donald-kuspit-9781581150520","title":"The Dialectic of Decadence","description":"In \u003ci\u003eThe Dialectic of Decadence, \u003c\/i\u003e Kuspit disentangles misconceptions of decadence generated by the notion of advance in art. He asserts that any attempt in modern art to renounce expressionism and the pursuit of meaning in figurative art is in itself a result of discontentment and decadence--a loss of faith in history to tell its own story. Using a psychoanalytic approach, Kuspit topples Minimalist decrees most forcefully expressed by Donald Judd. Kuspit demonstrates that the \"decadent\" pursuits of artists like Sandro Chia and Georg Baselitz are rooted in the avant-garde unconscious. He demonstrates how modern art's internal battle with decadence is in fact a battle with itself, its own cause for existence. \u003ci\u003eThe Dialectic of Decadence\u003c\/i\u003e is a work of insight into the way modernity and, for that matter, postmodernity try to extinguish the past, only to fuel its power further, and how the dialectic between them--between advance and decadence--is essential to creation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Donald Kuspit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1581150520\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781581150520\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Allworth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.01h x 6.03w x 0.35d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2000 pg. 146","brand":"Donald Kuspit","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44074558849279,"sku":"9781581150520","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7399105d-8714-47f2-b1d4-8671ab81d7a9.jpg?v=1685454450","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-dialectic-of-decadence-donald-kuspit-9781581150520","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}