Art in the Global Present,

Author

Lynn; Victoria ; Papastergiadis; Nikos

Year

2014

Publisher

UTS ePRESS

Language

English

Pages

Link

Last Update

14-May-2026

Keywords

Art & Art History ; Anthropology ; Sociology

Description

The sensory awareness of the world is fundamental to art. Art is a world-making activity. The relationship between the sensory faculties and the formal practices of art always lead to the production of multiple worlds. This book explores this relationship between the real and the imagined, the material and the virtual worlds of art. It puts the sensory activity of world making into the heart of our understanding of the political. Given the rapid and profound nature of change in the world, we introduce a wide range of perspectives and concepts. In particular, we focus on the responses initiated by...