{"product_id":"infrastructure-aesthetics-hardcover","title":"Infrastructure Aesthetics - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSolveig Daugaard\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eCecilie Ullerup Schmidt\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eFrederik Tygstrup\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn upsurge in artworks negotiating the conditions of their own production, distribution, and reception has called attention to the infrastructural relations that shape the art world but have long been understudied. In response, this book introduces the concept of \u003cstrong\u003einfrastructure aesthetics\u003c\/strong\u003e into the study of culture. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe concept is drawn from infrastructure studies, media theory, and aesthetic theory. This volume develops it further, addressing: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe analytical challenge of working with works that blur the boundaries between art and infrastructure, both historically and in the present, \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe aesthetic problem of assessing artistic forms that operate on an infrastructural level, and \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe politics of artistic agency on a social level, beyond the work's content or message. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs the relation between artworks and their institutional and social settings becomes infrastructural in nature, we need to move beyond the reductive division of the study of artworks into production, articulation, and reception. This book provides its readers with an innovative conceptual toolbox designed for precisely this task, as well as a forceful set of exemplary case studies applying the concepts in theory and practice. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 425\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.06 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 04, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753320907040,"sku":"9783111349831","price":188.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d85238ae80773dcbec8ec7dd74cbe5ee.webp?v=1780017143","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/infrastructure-aesthetics-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}