Bourriaud, Nicolas
Inclusions: Aesthetics of the Capitalocene
- ISBN 13:
- 9783956795862
- author:
- Bourriaud, Nicolas
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Sternberg Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2023
- Pages:
- 144
- Dimensions:
- 17.8 x 10.6 x 1.4 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Arts & Photography, Art, Criticism,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 2 working days
Description
Inclusions Aesthetics of the Capitalocene by Nicolas Bourriaud The ecological crisis of our time challenges us to rethink the role of art in society. Creativity, critical thinking, and the relationship to the Other and to History are values intrinsic to artistic practice that will soon be of vital importance for the future of mankind. This book proposes that artists are the anthropologists of our new era, studying the human effects on the universe and the interaction between humans and nonhumans. In the age of the Capitalocene, the division between nature and culture is collapsing, and the commodification of natural elements is a major concern. Bourriaud argues that a new generation of artists is calling for a molecular anthropology that seeks to preserve certain aspects of the social function and spiritualist practices of precapitalist societies. Contemporary art reconnects to archaic magic, and art has managed to preserve aspects of the social function and spiritualist practices of these societies. By examining the aesthetic figures floating in the global imaginary, this book describes what is at stake in artistic activity in the age of the Capitalocene and argues for it as a vital need.
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