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Seams : Art as a Philosophical Context

by Jeremy Gilbert-Rolfe , Stephen Melville

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Format Paperback / Softback
Book Series Critical Voices in Art, Theory and Culture
ISBN-10 9057010216
ISBN-13 9789057010217
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint Routledge
Country of Manufacture GB
Country of Publication GB
Publication Date Dec 1st, 1996
Print length 252 Pages
Weight 385 grams
Product Classification: Theory of art History of art / art & design styles Literary theory Philosophy Cultural studies
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Melville has applied the tools developed by Derrida and Lacan to the problems of contemporary art. With his roots in Kant, Hegel and Heidegger, he reopens the questions of art's reception, interpretation and commentary. Gilbert-Rolfe provides an insight into his work.
Jeremy Gilbert-Rolfe brings to Melville''s work the insight not only of an art critic and theorist, but of a practicing artist as well. Navigating through the complexity of contemporary thought and philosophy, Gilbert-Rolfe unravels the Gordian knot of the diverse discourses that circumscribe Melville''s views, revealing the practicality and clarity of Melville''s speculative narratives. Stephen Melville is one of the most thoughtful critics to emerge in recent years. He has applied the tools developed by Jacques Derrida and Jacques Lacan to the problems of contemporary art. With his roots in Kant, Hegel, and Heidegger, he reopens questions of art''s reception, interpretation, and commentary. Not only does he articulate the limitations of these categories, and how they are set into motion-stasis and balance are not the goal. He demonstrates how the territory of each of these discourses is maintained by their relationship to one another. Melville''s texts not only represent the complexity of his subjec

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