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Zusatztext 'Urszula Szulakowska has established herself as an indispensable authority on the artistic as well as ideological aspects of early modern alchemy. This time she ventures into the modern period and opens up hitherto unexplored territories.' Gyorgy E. Szonyi! University of Szeged! Hungary Informationen zum Autor Urszula Szulakowska is a Lecturer in the School of Fine Art, History of Art & Cultural Studies at the University of Leeds, UK. She has written extensively on the history of alchemical illustration from the Renaissance period to the present day. Klappentext Alchemy in Contemporary Art analyzes how twentieth-century artists, beginning with French Surrealists of the 1920s, have appropriated concepts and imagery from the western alchemical tradition. Examining artistic production from ca. 1920 to the present, with an emphasis on artistic on the 1970s to 2000, the author discusses the work of familiar as well as lesser known artists to provide a critical, theorized overview of the alchemical tradition in 20th-century art. Zusammenfassung Analyzes the manner in which twentieth-century artists, beginning with French Surrealists of the 1920s, have appropriated concepts and imagery from the western alchemical tradition. This study examines artistic production from 1920 onwards, with an emphasis on the 1970s to 2000, discussing familiar names such as Andre Breton, and Yves Klein. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents: Introduction; The alchemical legacy; The French Surrealists and alchemy; The theatre of alchemy: Artaud, Duchamp, Klein; Alchemy in American art?; Redemption; Black alchemy: the photographic library; Gender and abjection; Women's alchemy; Australian art and the esoteric tradition; Earth magic; Alchemy and art in the Czech State and Poland; Afterthought: politics or poetry?; Bibliography; Index.
About the author
Urszula Szulakowska is a Lecturer in the School of Fine Art, History of Art & Cultural Studies at the University of Leeds, UK. She has written extensively on the history of alchemical illustration from the Renaissance period to the present day.
