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Aftershock - The Ethics of Contemporary Transgressive Art (Paperback, New)
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Aftershock - The Ethics of Contemporary Transgressive Art (Paperback, New)
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Accused by the tabloid press of setting out to 'shock',
controversial artworks are vigorously defended by art critics, who
frequently downplay their disturbing emotional impact. This is the
first book to subject contemporary art to a rigorous ethical
exploration. It argues that, in favouring conceptual rather than
emotional reactions, commentators actually fail to engage with the
work they promote. Scrutinising notorious works by artists
including Damien Hirst, Jake and Dinos Chapman, Richard Billingham,
Marc Quinn, Sally Mann, Marcus Harvey, Hans Bellmer, Paul McCarthy,
Tierney Gearon, and Tracey Emin, "Aftershock" insists on the
importance of visceral, emotional and 'ethical' responses. Far from
clouding our judgement, Cashell argues, shame, outrage or revulsion
are the very emotions that such works set out to evoke. While also
questioning the catch-all notion of 'transgression', this
illuminating and controversial book neither jumps indiscriminately
to the defence of shocking artworks nor dismisses them out of hand.
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