French Theory in American Art

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title French Theory in American Art
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Philip Armstrong
By (author) Victor Burgin
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:384
Dimensions(mm): Height 230,Width 150
Category/GenreTheory of art
ISBN/Barcode 9783943365375
ClassificationsDewey:709
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Sternberg Press
Imprint Sternberg Press
Publication Date 6 September 2013
Publication Country United States

Description

Many postwar American artists were influenced by French philosophy, literary studies, and social sciences. Accordingly, a number of French authors gathered under the label "French Theory"--a name referring roughly to structuralism and post structuralism--has received sustained attention in the United States. As early as the early 1960s, this reception helped to shape both American artistic practice and the fate of French thought in a crucial way. At the turn of the twenty-first century, the wealth of works from the human sciences and philosophy in American culture became the subject of numerous studies. French Theory and American Art examines some of the main historical conditions of this reception. It considers significant texts, artists, authors, and events that were instrumental in the introduction of French thought into the artistic field of the United States. The relation between artistic creation and theoretical thought, between singular, inventive uses and creative misunderstandings of theory, constitutes the other major question of the present volume. Copublished with (SIC) Contributors Philip Armstrong, Victor Burgin, Francois Cusset, Larisa Dryansky, Benjamin Greenman, Rachel Haidu, Sylvere Lotringer, Stephen Melville, Laura Mulvey, Kassandra Nakas, Peter Osborne, Jean-Michel Rabate, John Rajchman, Katia Schneller, Alexander Streitberger, Hilde Van Gelder, Erik Verhagen