{"product_id":"almost-nothing-observations-on-precarious-practices-in-contemporary-art-9781526112903","title":"Almost Nothing: Observations on Precarious","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat does an assemblage made out of crumpled newspaper have in common with an empty room in which the lights go on and off every five seconds? This book argues that they are both examples of a 'precarious' art that flourished from the late 1950s to the first decade of the twenty-first century, in light of a growing awareness of the individual's fragile existence in capitalist society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFocusing on comparative case studies drawn from European, North and South American practices, this study maps out a network of similar concerns and practices, while outlining its evolution from the 1960s to the beginning of the twenty-first century. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book will provide students and amateurs of contemporary art and culture with new insights into contemporary art practices and the critical issues that they raise concerning the material status of the art object, the role of the artist in society, and the relation between art and everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Almost nothing\u003cbr\u003ePart I: 'Dharma bums', 1958–71\u003cbr\u003e1. Junk aesthetics in a throwaway age\u003cbr\u003e2. 'At the point of imperceptibility'\u003cbr\u003e3. The 'good-for-nothing'\u003cbr\u003ePart II: The 'light years', 1991–2009\u003cbr\u003e4. Joins in the age of 'liquid modernity'\u003cbr\u003e5. Futility and precarity\u003cbr\u003ePostscript: On the humanism of precarious works\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040981975383,"sku":"9781526112903","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781526112903.jpg?v=1750948483","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/almost-nothing-observations-on-precarious-practices-in-contemporary-art-9781526112903","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}