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Seams: Art as a Philosophical Context

Hardback

Main Details

Title Seams: Art as a Philosophical Context
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Stephen W. Melville
By (author) Jeremy Gilbert-Rolfe
Edited by Jeremy Gilbert-Rolfe
Foreword by Jeremy Gilbert-Rolfe
SeriesCritical Voices in Art, Theory and Culture
Series part Volume No. Vol 2
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:160
Dimensions(mm): Height 5,Width 5
Category/GenreTheory of art
Art History
Literary theory
Philosophy
ISBN/Barcode 9789057010316
ClassificationsDewey:701
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint Routledge
Publication Date 1 August 1996
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Stephen Melville is one of the most thoughtful critics to emerge in recent years. He has applied the tools developed by Jacques Derrida and Jacques Lacan to the problems of contemporary art. With his roots in Kant, Hegel and Heidegger, he reopens questions of art's reception, interpretation and commentary. He demonstrates how the territory of each of these discourses is maintained by their relationship to one another. Melville's texts not only represent the complexity of his subject, but also the intricate interface between the art object, history and philosophical interpretation. Jeremy Gilbert-Rolfe brings to Melville's work the insight not only of an art critic and theorist, but of a practicing artist as well. Navigating the complexity of contemporary thought and philosophy, Gilbert-Rolfe unravels the Gordian knot of the diverse discourses that circumscribe Melville's views, revealing the practicality and clarity of Melville's speculative narratives.