The Clever Object - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1118710762 ISBN 13 : 9781118710760

Editeur : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture :

Objects, according to the anthropological adage, are good tothink with. But just what kind of thinking is it that objectsenable or constrain? Are some objects made cleverer than others simply through their manufactureor embodied virtuosity? And how might attention to such inherentcleverness enable one to reconsider the aesthetic objectsprivileged by historians of art?

The Clever Object presents a multidisciplinaryexploration of the ways objects materialise, embody, or negotiatevarious forms of intelligence. Experts from the fields ofanthropology, philosophy of science, design history and artisticpractice offer rich insights into objects that frustrateconventional modes of narration while seeming to guide evenentrap the subjects who make, behold, and interpret them.Original and thought–provoking, The Clever Object defines,explores, and expands the category of the cleverobject as an analytic tool of art–historical interpretationfor the twenty–first century.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The Clever Object presents a multidisciplinaryexploration of the ways objects materialise, embody, or negotiatevarious forms of intelligence, revealing its use as an analytictool of art–historical interpretation.

• Presents an original theory ( the clever object )that draws on contributions from a variety of fields, includinghistory of art, anthropology, philosophy of science, and designhistory
• Features interviews with two contemporary artists
• Advances a theoretical conversation by combining historicalcontributions (from medieval/early modern) with contemporaryperspectives
• Represents the results of a project developed from an intensiveresearch seminar in which all contributors participated anddeveloped their work in evolving dialogue

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Wiley-Blackwell
• Date d'édition: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1118710762
• ISBN 13: 9781118710760
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224