Danchev, Alex

On Art and War and Terror

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ISBN 13:
9780748642595
author:
Danchev, Alex
format:
Paperback
publisher:
Edinburgh University Press
language:
English
Publication Year:
2011
Pages:
256
Dimensions:
23.2 x 15.6 x 1.6 cm
Genre:
Art treatments & subjects
Condition:
New
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Alex Danchev's On Art and War and Terror offers a profound exploration of the complex relationship between art, war, and terror. This collection of essays delves into the role of art as a moral witness to the most difficult ethical and political issues of our time. Through a range of works, including war photography, poetry, films, and diaries, Danchev examines what it means to be human in war, the cost it exacts, and the ways of coping. He considers the work of artists such as Gerhard Richter, Don McCullin, Vassily Grossman, and Primo Levi, among others, to propose an ethics of small acts of altruism. By drawing on a broad range of artistic expressions, Danchev sheds light on the nature of war over the last century, from the Great War to the current 'Global War on Terror'.

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