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The Play of the Unmentionable
Author | : Joseph Kosuth |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 178 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : |
At the height of the controversy over government funding for "obscene" works of art, internationally renowned conceptual artist Joseph Kosuth created "The Brooklyn Museum Collection: The Play of the Unmentionable," an exhibit about censorship at The Brooklyn Museum. His installation, one of the best-attended, most widely reviewed (and most controversial) of the year, juxtaposed works of art from throughout history that had been deemed politically, religiously, or sexually objectionable, with statements about the role of art in society by writers as diverse as Oscar Wilde, Adolf Hitler, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Using artworks drawn from the permanent collection of The Brooklyn Museum, "The Play of the Unmentionable" showed graphically how public and institutional ideas of obscenity and artistic value have changed throughout history - and continue to change today. This handsome book documents the exhibit with twenty-one pages of color and more than a hundred duotone photographs, and is designed to recapture the installation's juxtapositions of artworks and texts. In a major essay, art historian David Freedburg offers a detailed analysis of the installation, setting it in both the context of America's "culture wars" of the late 1980s, and of Kosuth's career. The Brooklyn Museum's director, Robert Buck, and its creator of contemporary art, Charlotta Kotik, also add critical perspectives; and Kosuth himself articulately describes his objectives in an interview. The result is a book that both represents the work of a major contemporary artist and boldly steps into the middle of the most controversial arguments about art and culture in America today. -- from dust jacket.
The Play of the Unmentionable
Author | : Joseph Kosuth |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 148 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : |
A graphic look at how public and institutional ideas of obscenity have changed throughout history.
Unmentionables
Author | : David Greene |
Publisher | : David Greene |
Total Pages | : 562 |
Release | : 2011-11-22 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1453721355 |
Unmentionables is the epic story of two couples in the Civil War south. One couple is straight, white and wealthy; the other is gay, black and enslaved. Field hand Jimmy meets Cato, a house servant from a nearby plantation. Over time, Jimmy's fascination with Cato grows into romantic love. Winner Book of the Year award for Gay fiction
Modern Art
Author | : Pam Meecham |
Publisher | : Psychology Press |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780415172356 |
This textbook provides a comprehensive guide to modern and post-modern art. The authors bring together history, theory and the art works themselves to help students understand how and why art has developed during the 20th century.