The Cultures of Entanglement

Suzanne Anker

ISBN 10: 3837668053 / ISBN 13: 9783837668056

Published by Transcript Verlag Mai 2024, 2024

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Neuware -The symbolic meaning of plants, their relevance to religion and the metaphorical provocations in the order of knowledge, culture and political power underline the role of plants as something more than passive objects. Current theoretical and artistic discourses have been seeking access to the world independently of man by focusing on the nonhuman other. The contributors to this volume examine the historical, philosophical and scientific findings that generate this idea. In what way are such perspectives manifest in contemporary art Do artists develop a particular approach that enables nonhuman life forms like plants, insects or animals to have an impact 376 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Cultures of Entanglement
• Publisher: Transcript Verlag Mai 2024
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3837668053
• ISBN 13: 9783837668056
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 238W x 154H x 26D millimeters 238 millimeters width by 154 millimeters height by 26 millimeters depth
• Weight: 648 grams

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Synopsis

The symbolic meaning of plants, their relevance to religion and the metaphorical provocations in the order of knowledge, culture and political power underline the role of plants as something more than passive objects. Current theoretical and artistic discourses have been seeking access to the world independently of man by focusing on the nonhuman other. The contributors to this volume examine the historical, philosophical and scientific findings that generate this idea. In what way are such perspectives manifest in contemporary art? Do artists develop a particular approach that enables nonhuman life forms like plants, insects or animals to have an impact?

About the Authors

Suzanne Anker is a visual artist and theorist working at the nexus of art and the biological sciences. She is the Chair of the Fine Arts Department at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

Sabine Flach is a Professor of modern and contemporary art at the University of Graz, Austria, and Chair of the section Contemporary Art at the Departement of Art and Musicology, Universität Graz. She is member of the faculty at SVA, School of Visual Arts, NYC and Adjunct Professor at the University of Cincinnati.