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In The Taxonomy of Dust: Aesthetics in the Age of Entropy, [author name or "a sharp cultural critic" if unknown] delivers a razor-sharp, unflinching examination of how late-stage civilization has turned decay into its most seductive art form. As systems accelerate beyond human control and agency fades, beauty no longer celebrates life or transcendence-it eroticizes disappearance. From the cracked marble of crumbling empires to the glitchy artifacts of digital decay, we have learned to find elegance in entropy itself. This book maps the phenomenon with clinical precision and occasional devastating aphorism. It traces: ¿ The death of the human viewer, as images optimize for algorithms and drones rather than eyes ¿ The commodification of ruin-from 18th-century picturesque decay to modern "ruin porn" in Detroit, Chernobyl, and abandoned malls ¿ The fetishization of glitch, patina, and pre-distressed luxury as simulations of time in a future we no longer trust ¿ Brutalism's raw exposure, the sublime stripped of redemption in vast AI-generated or cosmic desolation ¿ Autonomous art that loops between machines, with no audience required ¿ The erotics of disappearance in climate grief, apocalypse chic, and extinction imagery Structured as a taxonomy, the final section classifies late-stage beauty into categories of dust: ¿ Structural Dust (skeletons of infrastructure and cities) ¿ Digital Dust (data rot and corrupted media) ¿ Biological Dust (bone fields and vanishing species) ¿ Temporal Dust (nostalgia loops and retro-futurism) ¿ Simulated Dust (engineered aging and artificial wear) Provocative yet restrained, the book avoids easy moralizing to ask harder questions: Is our obsession with entropy self-awareness or surrender? Can vitality still compete with the allure of collapse? If humanity's final artwork is its own elegant dissolution, is that tragedy-or perfect coherence? "Dust is what remains when intention exhausts itself." For readers of cultural theory, systems thinking, art criticism, and speculative philosophy-anyone drawn to the dark glamour of a civilization polishing its own ruins-this is essential, haunting reading. Ideal for those who suspect beauty has quietly changed sides.
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. In The Taxonomy of Dust: Aesthetics in the Age of Entropy, [author name or "a sharp cultural critic" if unknown] delivers a razor-sharp, unflinching examination of how late-stage civilization has turned decay into its most seductive art form.As systems accelerate beyond human control and agency fades, beauty no longer celebrates life or transcendence-it eroticizes disappearance. From the cracked marble of crumbling empires to the glitchy artifacts of digital decay, we have learned to find elegance in entropy itself.This book maps the phenomenon with clinical precision and occasional devastating aphorism. It traces: - The death of the human viewer, as images optimize for algorithms and drones rather than eyes- The commodification of ruin-from 18th-century picturesque decay to modern "ruin porn" in Detroit, Chernobyl, and abandoned malls- The fetishization of glitch, patina, and pre-distressed luxury as simulations of time in a future we no longer trust- Brutalism's raw exposure, the sublime stripped of redemption in vast AI-generated or cosmic desolation- Autonomous art that loops between machines, with no audience required- The erotics of disappearance in climate grief, apocalypse chic, and extinction imageryStructured as a taxonomy, the final section classifies late-stage beauty into categories of dust: - Structural Dust (skeletons of infrastructure and cities)- Digital Dust (data rot and corrupted media)- Biological Dust (bone fields and vanishing species)- Temporal Dust (nostalgia loops and retro-futurism)- Simulated Dust (engineered aging and artificial wear)Provocative yet restrained, the book avoids easy moralizing to ask harder questions: Is our obsession with entropy self-awareness or surrender? Can vitality still compete with the allure of collapse? If humanity's final artwork is its own elegant dissolution, is that tragedy-or perfect coherence?"Dust is what remains when intention exhausts itself."For readers of cultural theory, systems thinking, art criticism, and speculative philosophy-anyone drawn to the dark glamour of a civilization polishing its own ruins-this is essential, haunting reading. Ideal for those who suspect beauty has quietly changed sides. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798224045730
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