Chaos, Territory, Art Deleuze and the Framing of the Earth

Name: Chaos, Territory, Art Deleuze and the Framing of the Earth
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ISBN: 9780231145183

ISBN-10: 0231145187

ISBN-13: 9780231145183

Edition: 2008

Authors: Elizabeth Grosz

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Instead of treating art as a uniquely human and cultural creation that requires reason and refined taste to appreciate, Elizabeth Grosz argues that art-especially architecture, music, and painting-is born from the disruptive forces of sexual selection. Approaching art as a form of erotic expression that connects sensory richness with primal desire, Grosz finds that the meaning of art comes from the intensities and sensations it inspires, not just its intention and aesthetic. By regarding our most cultured human accomplishments as the result of the excessive, nonfunctional forces of sexual attraction and seduction, Grosz encourages us to see art as a kind of bodily enhancement or mode of…

Book details

List price: $26.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 5/30/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 136
Size: 0.57" wide x 0.85" long x 0.07" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



Acknowledgments



Chaos. Cosmos, Territory, Architecture



Vibration. Animal, Sex, Music



Sensation. The Earth, a People, Art


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