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Taylor, Mark C. (Chair and Professor, Columbia University)

Refiguring the Spiritual

Beuys, Barney, Turrell, Goldsworthy

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Mark C. Taylor provocatively claims that contemporary art has lost its way. With the art market now mirroring the art of finance, many artists create works solely for the purpose of luring investors and inspiring trade among hedge funds and private equity firms. When art is commodified, corporatized, and financialized, it loses its critical edge and is transformed into a financial instrument calculated to maximize profitable returns. Joseph Beuys, Matthew Barney, James Turrell, and Andy Goldsworthy are artists who differ in style, yet they all defy the trends that have diminished art's potential in recent decades. They understand that art is… Mehr

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Produktdetails


  • ISBN: 978-0-231-15766-7
  • EAN: 9780231157667
  • Produktnummer: 11439627
  • Verlag: Columbia University Press
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
  • Seitenangabe: 244 S.
  • Masse: H23.8 cm x B18.5 cm x D1.9 cm 724 g
  • Abbildungen: 55 halftones
  • Gewicht: 724
  • Sonstiges: Professional & Vocational

Über den Autor


Mark C. Taylor is professor of religion, chair of the Department of Religion, and codirector of the Institute for Religion, Culture, and Public Life at Columbia University. He is the author of more than twenty-five books, including, most recently, Crisis on Campus: A Bold Plan for Reforming Our Colleges and Universities; Field Notes from Elsewhere: Reflections on Dying and Living; and After God.

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