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There has been much scaremongering about the 'death of the book',
and how, as words find new ways and means of transmission, young
people might gradually begin to shun writing. In the digital age,
text becomes information, and information strives to become free.
But what value can text hold in the sphere of visual art? How is
such text different from poetry? Can the poetic itself be visual
art, or is text in this context consigned to the realms of gimmick
and catchphrase? Looking at the work of a broad range of artists
including Bruce Nauman, Julien Breton, Jeremy Deller, Takashi
Murakami, Tracey Emin, Christian Boltanski and many more, The Word
is Art examines each of these questions, contending above all that
in the digital and online age, words have become more important
than ever. With the advent of texting and social media, many
predicted the debasement of language, and some have pointed to
evidence of this in our so-called 'post-truth' culture. Artist
Michael Petry demonstrates that, on the contrary, words remain
critical, powerful and central to art practice. Digital
communication has seen the word as text permeate life in ways that
the poets and artists of yesterday could never have imagined.
Presenting a brief history of word- and book-based art, and
examining major areas where the word has dominated artistic
practice, this book takes us on a fascinating and richly
illustrated global tour of diverse contemporary art forms. With 250
illustrations in colour
Can an artist claim that an object is a work of art if it has been
made for him or her by someone else? If so, who is the `author' of
such a work? And just what is the difference between a work of art
and a work of craft? New in paperback, the first book to highlight
and explore the way artists collaborate with artisans and
craftspeople to realise their work. The Art of Not Making tackles
explores the concepts of authorship, artistic originality, skill,
craftsmanship and the creative act, and highlighting the vital role
that skills from craft and industrial production play in creating
some of today's most innovative and highly sought-after works of
art. The book analyses hundreds of artworks by the most important
international artists, including Chris Burden, Louise Bourgeois,
Matthew Barney, Grayson Perry, Mona Hatoum, Ai Weiwei, Daniel
Buren, Carsten Hoeller, Mark Wallinger, Kiki Smith, Fred Wilson,
Pae White, Tony Cragg, Roni Horn, Liam Gillick, Sherrie Levine, Ugo
Rondionone, Subodh Gupta, Kara Walker and Maurizio Cattelan.
`Enjoyable ... Petry clearly knows his stuff'- Art Quarterly
`Timely...Petry has identified a significant art world trend' - The
Art Newspaper `Glorious' - Harper's Bazaar `A handsome
volume...provides pause for thought, and should be commended for
drawing attention to the ideas of collaboration' - Ceramic Review
`Refreshingly fun to read and look at' - State of Art `The
arguments presented in this glossy erudite art book are bold,
intriguing ... beautiful' - GT (Gay Times)
Die Schadensregulierung im Bereich der Arzthaftung ist stetig
Neuerungen ausgesetzt, die zu erheblichen Problemen bei der
Schadensberechnung fuhren. Entsprechend mannigfaltig sind die
hierzu vertretenen Ansichten in Literatur und Rechtsprechung.
Insbesondere in Hinblick auf die umfassenden Anderungen im Bereich
des Schmerzensgeldes gestaltet sich die Bemessung der Schadenshohe
schwierig, was nicht zuletzt durch eine uneinheitliche
Rechtsprechung verstarkt wird. Als weiterer Problembereich sei die
Evaluierung zu leistender Unterhaltszahlungen als Schadensausgleich
genannt. Die in diesem Buch enthaltenen Beitrage setzen sich nicht
nur in darstellender wie auch kritischer Weise mit den
Besonderheiten der Thematik auseinander, sie geben daruber hinaus
Anregungen fur die alltagliche Regulierungspraxis mit dem Ziel
eines sachgerechten Schadensausgleichs."
When I was at my current work, I would receive my inspirations for
the next thing to write in my book. I was experiencing the story as
I wrote it. The jokes I would laugh at and the adventure I would
live it. I did not receive the ending until a couple of weeks
before I wrote it. Even I did not know how it would end. This is
like the never ending story where you forget what time or day it is
when you read it. I still re-read it with enjoyment like someone
else wrote it. You feel this story like you are there! I do. The
characters are alive to me.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, although best known for his literary
work, was also a keen and outspoken natural scientist. In the
second polemic part of Zur Farbenlehre (Theory of Colours), for
example, Goethe attacked Isaac Newton's ground-breaking revelation
that light is heterogeneous and not immutable, as was previously
thought.This polemic was unanimously rejected by the physicists of
the day, and has often been omitted from compendia of Goethe's
works. Indeed, although Goethe repeated all of Newton's key
experiments, he was never able to achieve the same results. Many
reasons have been proposed for this, ranging from the psychological
- such as a blind hatred of Newtonism, self-deceit and paranoid
psychosis - to accusations of incapability - Goethe simply did not
understand the experiments. Yet Goethe was never to be dissuaded
from this passionate conviction.This translation of Goethe's
polemic, published for the first time in English, makes it clear
that Goethe did understand the thrust of Newton's logic. It
demonstrates that Goethe's resistance to Newton's theory stemmed
from something quite different; his pantheism - the belief in the
spiritual nature of light. This prevented him from allowing himself
to think of light in physical terms and accepting that it is
anything other than simple, immutable, and unknowable.This
important new translation will be useful to natural scientists,
historians, philosophers and theologians alike and will delight
anyone hoping to add a further layer of nuance to Goethe's complex
portrait.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, although best known for his literary
work, was also a keen and outspoken natural scientist. In the
second polemic part of Zur Farbenlehre (Theory of Colours), for
example, Goethe attacked Isaac Newton's ground-breaking revelation
that light is heterogeneous and not immutable, as was previously
thought.This polemic was unanimously rejected by the physicists of
the day, and has often been omitted from compendia of Goethe's
works. Indeed, although Goethe repeated all of Newton's key
experiments, he was never able to achieve the same results. Many
reasons have been proposed for this, ranging from the psychological
- such as a blind hatred of Newtonism, self-deceit and paranoid
psychosis - to accusations of incapability - Goethe simply did not
understand the experiments. Yet Goethe was never to be dissuaded
from this passionate conviction.This translation of Goethe's
polemic, published for the first time in English, makes it clear
that Goethe did understand the thrust of Newton's logic. It
demonstrates that Goethe's resistance to Newton's theory stemmed
from something quite different; his pantheism - the belief in the
spiritual nature of light. This prevented him from allowing himself
to think of light in physical terms and accepting that it is
anything other than simple, immutable, and unknowable.This
important new translation will be useful to natural scientists,
historians, philosophers and theologians alike and will delight
anyone hoping to add a further layer of nuance to Goethe's complex
portrait.
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