This book draws on the work of anthropologist Alfred Gell to reinstate the importance of the object in art and society. Rather than presenting art as a passive recipient of the artist's intention and the audience's critique, the authors consider it in the social environment of its production and reception.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction: Gell and his influences Part I: Rethinking the frame Chapter 1: Lessons from the Art Nexus Chapter 2: The index and indexicality Chapter 3: The prototype and the model Chapter 4: Immanent relationality and its consequences Part II: Following the Prototype Chapter 5: Virtuosity and style Chapter 6: Aesthetics and the ethics of relation Chapter 7: Generativity and transformation Chapter 8: Agency (social) Part III: Rediscovering the object Chapter 9: Material agency Chapter 10: Colour, Palette and Gestalt Chapter 11: Patterns and their Transposition Chapter 12: Motile Animacy
