Ecologies, Environments, and Energy Systems in Art of the 1960s And 1970s

Name: Ecologies, Environments, and Energy Systems in Art of the 1960s And 1970s
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ISBN: 9780262026703

ISBN-10: 0262026708

ISBN-13: 9780262026703

Edition: 2014

Authors: James Nisbet

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As the American environmental movement emerged in the 1960s and 1970s, ecologicalperspectives also emerged in art. But ecological artworks were not limited to conventionalunderstandings of environmental art as something that had to be located outdoors or made of organicmaterials. Created in a range of media, they reflected a widespread reconceptualization of thematerial world and a sense of the interconnectedness of all things. In this book, James Nisbetinvestigates the many levels of intersection between ecology and art in the 1960s and 1970s,examining a series of works that served as sensory interfaces to ecological concepts and reflectedthe shifting notions of ecology during the period.…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 2/14/2014
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 7.44" wide x 9.38" long x 0.86" tall
Weight: 1.694
Language: English

James Nisbet is Assistant Professor in the Department of Art History at the University of California, Irvine.