{"product_id":"the-dialectics-of-art-9781642592559","title":"The Dialectics of Art","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo the question of \u0026amp;lquo;what is art?\u0026amp;rquo;, it is often simply responded that art is whatever is produced by the artist. For John Molyneux, this clearly circular answer is deeply unsatisfying. In a tour de force spanning renaissance Italy and the Dutch Republic to contemporary leading figures, \u003ci\u003eThe Dialectics of Art\u003c\/i\u003e instead approaches its subject matter as a distinct field of creative human labour that emerges alongside and in opposition to the alienation and commodification brought about by capitalism. The pieces and individuals Molyneux examines — from Michelangelo’s \u003ci\u003eSlaves\u003c\/i\u003e to Rembrandts \u003ci\u003eJewish Bride\u003c\/i\u003e to the vast drip paintings of Jackson Pollock – are presented as embodying the social contradictions of their times, giving art an inherently political relevance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn its relationship of creative and dialectical tension to prevailing social relationships and norms, such art points beyond the existing order of things, hinting at a potential future society not based on alienated labour in which creative production becomes the property and practice of all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is art?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow we judge art\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichelangelo and Human Emancipation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRembrandt and Revolution\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePicasso: Les Desmoiselles D’Avignon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSensation Exhibition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracey Emin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShort Reviews: Jackson Pollock; Andy Warhol; Francis Bacon; Rubens\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Liberty Of Appearing: Yasser Alwan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow Art Develops\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDialectics of Modernism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Haymarket Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359874974039,"sku":"9781642592559","price":27.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781642592559.jpg?v=1754125975","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-dialectics-of-art-9781642592559","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}