Deconstruction and the Work of Art - Visual Arts and Their Critique in Contemporary French Thought

The concept of the "work of art" is paradoxically both widely used and often unexamined. This book re-evaluates the scope of "work," "art," and "the aesthetic" from the viewpoint of deconstructionist philosophy and suggests that Derrida's analyses resolve some central questions in the discourses of contemporary visual arts.

List of contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction: The Dissemination of Art
1. The Muteness and Blindness of Images: Deconstruction and the Work of Art
2. Beyond Presence: Form and Figure 3. The Frames of the Work of Art 4. The Trait and Difference: Art between Form and Gesture
5. Words and Art: Exemplarity of the Work
6. Mimesis as Difference7. The Deconstruction of the ImageConclusion: The Complicated Liaison of Art and Philosophy
Bibliography

About the author

By Martta Heikkilä

Summary

The concept of the “work of art” is paradoxically both widely used and often unexamined. This book re-evaluates the scope of “work,” “art,” and “the aesthetic” from the viewpoint of deconstructionist philosophy and suggests that Derrida’s analyses resolve some central questions in the discourses of contemporary visual arts.

Product details

• Authors: Martta Heikkila, Martta Heikkilä
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2021
• EAN: 9781793619044
• ISBN: 978-1-79361-904-4
• No. of pages: 310
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, The arts: general issues, Society & culture: general, PHILOSOPHY / Aesthetics, ART / Criticism & Theory, Philosophy: aesthetics