What's next? : eco materialism & contemporary art / Linda Weintraub.

By: Weintraub, Linda [author].

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BookPublisher: Bristol : Intellect, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Description: xvii, 319 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 1783209402 (paperback); 9781783209408.Subject(s): Art, Modern

| Ecology

| Materialism

DDC classification: 700.411

Contents:

Preface: how materiality shaped this book -- Introduction: where to begin? -- Eco material allures & repulsions : secretions -- Archetypes of material use & disuse : dirt -- Eco material operatives : people -- Eco material tools : fire -- Eco material creativity : water -- Eco material technology : electronics -- What's next?

Summary: "By paying tribute to matter, materiality, and materialization, the examples of contemporary art assembled in What?s Next? Eco Materialism and Contemporary Art challenge the social, cultural, and ethical norms that prevailed in the twentieth century. This significant frontier of contemporary culture is identified as ?Eco Materialism? because it affirms the emergent philosophy of Neo Materialism and attends to the pragmatic urgency of environmentalism. In this highly original book, Linda Weintraub surveys the work of forty international artists who present materiality as a strategy to convert society?s environmental neglect into responsible stewardship. These bold art initiatives, enriched by their associations with philosophy, ecology, and cultural critique, bear the hallmark of a significant new art movement. This accessible text, augmented with visuals, charts, and questionnaires, invites students and a wider readership to engage in this timely arena of contemporary art" - back cover.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
General Lending	MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Lending	700.411 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Checked out	19/02/2024	00232166

Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

By paying tribute to matter, materiality, and materialization, the examples of contemporary art assembled in What's Next? Eco Materialism and Contemporary Art challenge the social, cultural, and ethical norms that prevailed in the twentieth century. This significant frontier of contemporary culture is identified as 'Eco Materialism' because it affirms the emergent philosophy of Neo Materialism and attends to the pragmatic urgency of environmentalism.

In this highly original book, Linda Weintraub surveys the work of forty international artists who present materiality as a strategy to convert society's environmental neglect into responsible stewardship. These bold art initiatives, enriched by their associations with philosophy, ecology, and cultural critique, bear the hallmark of a significant new art movement. This accessible text, augmented with visuals, charts, and questionnaires, invites students and a wider readership to engage in this timely arena of contemporary art.

Includes bibliographical references.

"By paying tribute to matter, materiality, and materialization, the examples of contemporary art assembled in What?s Next? Eco Materialism and Contemporary Art challenge the social, cultural, and ethical norms that prevailed in the twentieth century. This significant frontier of contemporary culture is identified as ?Eco Materialism? because it affirms the emergent philosophy of Neo Materialism and attends to the pragmatic urgency of environmentalism. In this highly original book, Linda Weintraub surveys the work of forty international artists who present materiality as a strategy to convert society?s environmental neglect into responsible stewardship. These bold art initiatives, enriched by their associations with philosophy, ecology, and cultural critique, bear the hallmark of a significant new art movement. This accessible text, augmented with visuals, charts, and questionnaires, invites students and a wider readership to engage in this timely arena of contemporary art" - back cover.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

Acknowledgements (p. ix)
Preface: How Materiality Shaped This Book (p. xi)
Introduction: Where to Begin? (p. 01)
Eco Material Allures & Repulsions: Secretions (p. 25)
Fingernails (p. 29)
Blood (p. 30)
Placentas (p. 32)
Sweat (p. 33)
Tears (p. 34)
Ear Wax (p. 36)
Breast Milk (p. 37)
Fat (p. 38)
Spit (p. 39)
Hair (p. 40)
Feces (p. 41)
Corpse (p. 45)
Reader Interaction (p. 50)
Archetypes of Material Use & Disuse: Dirt (p. 53)
Pet Archetype (p. 57)
Sacred Archetype (p. 61)
Hazard Archetype (p. 65)
Specimen Archetype (p. 70)
Resource Archetype (p. 76)
Aesthetic Archetype (p. 81)
Merchandise Archetype (p. 87)
Reader Interaction (p. 94)
Eco Material Operatives: People (p. 101)
Do-It-Without-People (p. 104)
Do-It-Yourself (p. 109)
Do-It-As-Community (p. 116)
Do-It-As-Troop (p. 123)
Do-It-With-Site (p. 127)
Reader Interaction (p. 132)
Eco Material Tools: Fire (p. 139)
Fire Burns (p. 146)
Fire Melts Metals: Futurefarmers (p. 151)
Fire Sinters (p. 157)
Fire Cooks: Spurse (p. 164)
Reader Interaction (p. 173)
Eco Material Creativity: Water (p. 179)
Water Condenses: Simparch (p. 185)
Water Dissolves (p. 191)
Water Forms Freshwater Biomes (p. 195)
Water Provides Marina Habitats (p. 200)
Water Inspires Reverence (p. 207)
Reader Interaction (p. 214)
Eco Material Technology: Electronics (p. 227)
E-Energy Consumption (p. 231)
E-Omnipresence (p. 236)
E-Waste (p. 241)
E-Systems: SEAD/Angelo Vermeulen (p. 248)
E-Memory (p. 255)
E-Prayer (p. 261)
Reader Interaction (p. 267)
What's Next? (p. 271)
Option 1 Desperation (p. 274)
Option 2 Relocation (p. 280)
Option 3 Recuperation (p. 287)
Reader Interaction (p. 302)
Suggested Readings (p. 311)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Linda Weintraub is an artist, curator, educator, and author of several popular books about contemporary art.