Speculative Taxidermy - Natural History, Animal Surfaces, and Art in the Anthropocene

Summary

Giovanni Aloi maps the discourses and practices that have enabled the emergence of taxidermy in contemporary art. Speculative Taxidermy contextualizes the resilient presence of animal skin, bones, and feathers in gallery spaces, films, and fashion as a productive opportunity to rethink ethical and political stances in human-animal relationships.

Product details

• Authors: Giovanni Aloi, Giovanni (Antennae) Aloi, Aloi Giovanni
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.01.2018
• EAN: 9780231180719
• ISBN: 978-0-231-18071-9
• No. of pages: 328
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 230 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Critical Life Studies
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; art, NATURE / Animal Rights, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, ART / Museum Studies, ART / Criticism & Theory, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Post-Structuralism, Philosophy of Science, History of art / art & design styles, History of Art, Animals & society, Animals and society, Museology & heritage studies, Museology and heritage studies, Deconstructionism, Structuralism, Post-structuralism, Structuralism and Post-structuralism, Taxidermy