The aesthetics of the total artwork : on borders and fragments

著者

    • Finger, Anke
    • Follett, Danielle

書誌事項

The aesthetics of the total artwork : on borders and fragments

edited by Anke Finger and Danielle Follett

(Rethinking theory)

Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011

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注記

Includes bibliographical references (p. 371-445) and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

In The Aesthetics of the Total Artwork, artists, curators, and scholars from many countries and fields offer new ways of understanding the history and contemporary importance of the idea of the total artwork, or Gesamtkunstwerk. The term " Gesamtkunstwerk" was introduced in the romantic period. It describes the desire for and practice of combining various art forms into a whole, such as performances that combine text, visual arts, music, dance, and architecture. Richard Wagner was one of the early theorists of the concept, inspiring many modernist artists; yet, due to his ideological significance for the Third Reich, the concept has frequently been associated with totalitarianism since the Second World War. Nonetheless, artistic practice has continued to incorporate all-inclusive tendencies, even while avoiding the term "total artwork." The contributors to this volume challenge us to think again about the total artwork, daring to suggest that it is alive and well, that it informs current art in ways that are deep, meaningful, contentious, and provocative. The essays come from authors steeped in literary culture, the world of art, philosophy, and music theory. Such diverse perspectives can only stimulate debate in the academy and beyond about the history of the Gesamtkunstwerk and open up paths that may be followed in its future.

目次

Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Dynamiting the Gesamtkunstwerk: An Introduction to the Aesthetics of the Total Artwork Part I: Aesthetic Considerations: Fragment, Unity, Chance, Idea Chapter 2. Variations on Totality: Romanticism and the Total Work of Art Chapter 3. Tendency, Disintegration, Decay: Stages of the Aesthetics of the Fragment from Friedrich Schlegel to Thomas Bernhard Chapter 4. "The Completed Work Is a Rejection of Disintegration and Destruction": A Plea for Aesthetic Unity Chapter 5. Tout et N'importe Quoi: The Total Artwork and the Aesthetics of Chance Chapter 6. Idea/Imagination/Dialogue: The Total Artwork and Conceptual Art Chapter 7. "And a Loose Community Assembles": An Interview with Molly Nesbit Chapter 8. Form and Reform: An Interview with Mark Alizart Part II: On Defining and Defying Borders: Genres and Disciplines Chapter 9. The Gesamtkunstwerk and Interactive Multimedia Chapter 10. Invisible Wagner Chapter 11. Music as Imminent Gesamtkunstwerk: Absolute Music, Synesthesia, and The Lucky Hand Chapter 12. Avant-Garde Theater as Total Artwork? Media-Theoretical Reflections on the Historical Development of Performing Art Forms Chapter 13. The Drawing as Total Artwork? Image Totality in Carl Einstein and Paul Klee Chapter 14. Total Artwork vs. Revolution: Art, Politics, and Temporalities in the Expressionist Architectural Utopias and the Merzbau Chapter 15. The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Laszlo Moholy-Nagy and His Light Prop for an Electrical Stage Chapter 16. Polyglot Poetry: Multilingualism and the Aesthetics of the Gesamtkunstwerk Chapter 17. Singin' in the Marxist Rain Chapter 18. Gesamtkunstwerk and Formelkomposition: The Formal Principles of the Multiple Work-Totality in Karlheinz Stockhausen's Light Notes List of Contributors Index

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詳細情報

  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BB04733183
  • ISBN
    • 9780801895821
  • LCCN
    2010001248
  • 出版国コード
    us
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 出版地
    Baltimore
  • ページ数/冊数
    viii, 469 p.
  • 大きさ
    24 cm
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