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OverviewAnimals have always been compelling subjects for artists, but the rise of animal advocacy and posthumanist thought has prompted a reconsideration of the relationship between artist and animal. In this book, Steve Baker examines the work of contemporary artists who directly confront questions of animal life, treating animals not for their aesthetic qualities or as symbols of the human condition but rather as beings who actively share the world with humanity. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Steve BakerPublisher: University of Minnesota Press Imprint: University of Minnesota Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 20.30cm Weight: 0.717kg ISBN: 9780816680665ISBN 10: 0816680663 Pages: 304 Publication Date: 27 February 2013 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgments Introduction: The Idiot, the Voyeur, and the Moralist 1. An Openness to Life: Olly and Suzi in the Antarctic On Drawing an Aardvark 2. Cycles of Knowing and Not-Knowing: Lucy Kimbell, Rats, and Art On “Ethics” 3. Vivid New Ecologies: Catherine Chalmers and Eduardo Kac On Artists and Intentions 4. Of the Unspoken: Mircea Cantor and Mary Britton Clouse On Maddening the Fly 5. Almost Posthuman: Catherine Bell’s Handling of Squid On Cramping Creativity 6. Art and Animal Rights: Sue Coe, Britta Jaschinski, and Angela Singer On Relevant Questions 7. The Twisted Animals Have No Land Beneath Them Afterword:Art in a Post-Animal Era? Notes IndexReviews<p> This book is a tremendous contribution to both contemporary art criticism and the emerging field of animal studies. I can think of no scholar better poised to offer innovative insight into how artists think about and work with animals than Steve Baker. With sensitivity and a rigorous ethnographer's eye, Baker investigates the complex attitudes and approaches artists employ when engaging the animal subject. What makes this beautiful book so successful is Baker's deep understanding of the nuance, intricacy, and contradictions in how artists work today. --Mark Dion This book is a tremendous contribution to both contemporary art criticism and the emerging field of animal studies. I can think of no scholar better poised to offer innovative insight into how artists think about and work with animals than Steve Baker. With sensitivity and a rigorous ethnographer's eye, Baker investigates the complex attitudes and approaches artists employ when engaging the animal subject. What makes this beautiful book so successful is Baker's deep understanding of the nuance, intricacy, and contradictions in how artists work today. --Mark Dion Author InformationSteve Baker is emeritus professor of art history at the University of Central Lancashire. He is the author of The Postmodern Animal; Picturing the Beast: Animals, Identity, and Representation, and, with the Animal Studies Group, Killing Animals. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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