{"product_id":"material-imagination-9781119328575","title":"Material Imagination","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaterial Imagination\u003c\/i\u003e examines the interrelated concepts of matter, materialism, and materiality in postwar European art, from 1946-1972.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a unique perspective on European art by prioritizing material dimensions over concept or context, while also paying attention to theoretical and historical concerns\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores artists' methods and materials in order to better understand the social and cultural environments in which their works of art were made\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDemonstrates how materials can be harnessed to affect the critical interpretation of artwork\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings together exceptional illustrations and new research in eight essays by art historians and scholars\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Material Imagination: Art in Europe, 1946–72 8\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNatalie Adamson and Steven Harris\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Black Flowers Blossom: Bachelard, Soulages and the Material Imaginary of Abstract Painting 22\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNatalie Adamson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Materialism and Intersubjectivity in Cobra 44\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKaren Kurczynski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Makeshift Wholes: Interiority and Texture in Postwar British Design 66\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlex Kitnick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Materializing Modernism in Postwar Italy: Fausto Melotti, Gio Ponti, and the 1961 88\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEsposizione Internazionale del Lavoro Marin R. Sullivan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 L’Optique Moderne: Daniel Spoerri’s ‘Optical Readymades’ 112\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJill Carrick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Terrain vague: Ben Vautier and the Ecole de Nice 140\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnna Dezeuze\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 ‘Not Yet’ Materialized: Carlfriedrich Claus’s ‘Talking Papers’ 164\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSarah E. James\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 The Longevity of Roman Opałka 188\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlistair Rider\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 209\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407034720599,"sku":"9781119328575","price":22.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119328575.jpg?v=1730497950","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/material-imagination-9781119328575","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}