Author:
Bourriaud, Nicolas.
Publisher:[Dijon] : Les Presses du réel, 2009.
Description:125 pages ; 21 cm.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note:Where does our current obsession for interactivity stem from? After the consumer society and the communication era, does art still contribute to the emergence of a rational society? Nicolas Bourriaud attempts to renew our approach toward contemporary art by getting as close as possible to the artists' works, and by revealing the principles that structure their thoughts: an aesthetic of the inter-human, of the encounter; of proximity, of resisting social formatting. The aim of his essay is to produce the tools to enable us to understand the evolution of today's art. With the theories of Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Louis Althusser, Rirkrit Tiravanija and Félix Guattari, and a lot of today's practising creative artists.
Note:Translated from French.
