9780854882861: Health

Synopsis

Part of the acclaimed series of anthologies which document major themes and ideas in contemporary art.

This anthology explores the ethical, aesthetic and political significance of practices, positions and theories connected to health in contemporary art.

In an era of diet pills, record antidepressant usage, yoga and health-management apps, wellness is one of the defining issues of contemporary life, dictating every intimate aspect of our lives. Historically, art has been entwined with the values of medicine, beauty and the productive body that have defined the western scientific paradigms

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À propos de l?auteur

Bárbara Rodríguez Muñoz is a writer and Curator of Temporary Exhibitions at Wellcome Collection, London.

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Part of the acclaimed series of anthologies which document major themes and ideas in contemporary art.

This anthology explores the ethical, aesthetic and political significance of practices, positions and theories connected to health in contemporary art.

In an era of diet pills, record antidepressant usage, yoga and health-management apps, wellness is one of the defining issues of contemporary life, dictating every intimate aspect of our lives. Historically, art has been entwined with the values of medicine, beauty and the productive body that have defined the western scientific paradigms

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9780262539463: Health

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ISBN 10 :  0262539462 ISBN 13 :  9780262539463
Editeur : MIT Press, 2020
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