The Turn to Provisionality in Contemporary Art Negative Work

In his influential essay "Provisional Painting," Raphael Rubinstein applied the term "provisional" to contemporary painters whose work looked intentionally casual, dashed-off, tentative, unfinished or self-cancelling; who appeared to have deliberately turned away from "strong" painting for something that seemed to constantly risk failure or inconsequence. In this collection of essays, Rubinstein expands the scope of his original article by surveying the historical and philosophical underpinnings of provisionality in recent visual art, as well as examining the works of individual artists in detail. He also engages crucial texts by Samuel Beckett and philosopher Gianni Vattimo.Re-examining several decades of painting practices, Rubinstein argues that provisionality, in all its many forms, has been both a foundational element in the history of modern art and the encapsulation of an attitude that is profoundly contemporary.>

Product details

• Authors: Raphael Rubinstein, Rubinstein Raphael
• Assisted by: David Carrier (Editor), Tiziana Andina (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 01.07.2024
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Antiques; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works
• EAN: 9781350243750
• ISBN: 978-1-350-24375-0
• Pages: 168
• Dimensions (packing): 15.2 x 23.2 x 1.2 cm
• Series: Aesthetics and Contemporary Ar; Aesthetics and Contemporary Art
• Subjects: Theory of art, Modern Art, Samuel Beckett, PHILOSOPHY / Aesthetics, ART / Criticism & Theory, visual art, Philosophy: aesthetics, Gianni Vattimo, Provisional, contemporary painters