The Dialectic of Decadence: Between Advance and Decline in Art. Like new

Description: ISBN 9781581150520 This ex-library book is practically new. It has very, very slight spots of shelf dirt. Otherwise, the cover, edges,and all pages are in excellent condition. The book has library stamps and sticker, still, it shows no signs of use. InThe Dialectic of Decadence,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 decadencea 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.The Dialectic of Decadenceis 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 thembetween advance and decadenceis essential to creation.

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Book Title: Dialectic of Decadence : between Advance and Decline in Art

Signed: No

Ex Libris: No

Narrative Type: Nonfiction

Original Language: English

Item Length: 9in

Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated

Intended Audience: Adults

Inscribed: No

Vintage: No

Publication Year: 2000

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Item Height: 6in

Personalized: No

Author: Donald Kuspit

Features: Revised, Ex-Library, Like new, Has library stamps and sticker, Book shows no signs of use, Has very slight spots of shelf dirt, Cover, edges, pages in excellent condition, ISBN: 9781581150520

Genre: Art

Country/Region of Manufacture: Canada

Unit Quantity: 1

Topic: Criticism & Theory, Study & Teaching, History / General

Item Width: 6in

Item Weight: 15.3 Oz

Number of Pages: 128 Pages