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OverviewMerleau-Ponty's phenomenological ontology engages deeply with visual art, and this aspect of his work remains significant not only to philosophers, but also to artists, art theorists, and critics. Until recently, scholarly attention has been focused on the artists he himself was inspired by and wrote about, chiefly Cézanne, Klee, Matisse, and Rodin. Merleau-Ponty at the Gallery expands and shifts the focus to address a range of artists (Giorgio Morandi, Kiki Smith, Cy Twombly, Joan Mitchell, and Ellsworth Kelly) whose work came to prominence in the second half of the twentieth century and thus primarily after the philosopher's death. Véronique M. Fóti does not confine her analyses to Merleau-Ponty's texts (which now importantly include his late lecture courses), but also engages directly with the art. Of particular concern to her is the art's ethical bearing, especially as related to animal and vegetal life. The book's concluding chapter addresses the still-widespread rejection of beauty as an aesthetic value. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Véronique M. FótiPublisher: State University of New York Press Imprint: State University of New York Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.227kg ISBN: 9781438478029ISBN 10: 143847802 Pages: 164 Publication Date: 02 January 2021 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: A Plethora of Issues 1. Transcending Profane Vision: The Art of Giorgio Morandi 2. At Vision's Crossroads: Body, Animality, and Cosmos in the Art of Kiki Smith 3. Image and Writ in Cy Twombly's Visual Poetics 4. Resonances of Silence and the Dimension of Color: The Art of Joan Mitchell 5. Plant Drawing, Abstraction, and the Philosophy of Nature: The Art of Ellsworth Kelly 6. Strong Beauty and Structures of Exclusion Conclusion More Ethereal Bodies Notes Selected Bibliography Index of Topics Index of PersonsReviewsThe book operates along several lines at once, offering insightful and new critical readings of artists through the lens of Merleau-Ponty's scholarship. Clearly written and engaging, it will be of interest to a wide range of scholars and students. - Rajiv Kaushik, Brock University Author InformationVéronique M. Fóti is Professor Emerita of Philosophy at Pennsylvania State University. She is the author of several books, including Tracing Expression in Merleau-Ponty: Aesthetics, Philosophy of Biology, and Ontology and Epochal Discordance: Hölderlin's Philosophy of Tragedy, also published by SUNY Press. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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