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Adorno and Art

Aesthetic Theory Contra Critical Theory

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Authors:
  1. James Hellings

    1. School of Art, BIAD, Birmingham City University, UK

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Anti-Introduction: Paint It Black

    1. Anti-Introduction: Paint It Black

      • James Hellings
      Pages 1-20

  4. Art Itself Thinks: The Politics of Aesthetic (Mis-)Education

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 79-82
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    2. The Politics of Artistic Practice: ‘What artist isn’t socially engaged?’

      • James Hellings
      Pages 83-101

    3. The Politics of Spectatorship: Shocking Spectators

      • James Hellings
      Pages 102-110

    4. The Politics of Aesthetic (Mis-)Education

      • James Hellings
      Pages 111-128

    5. Contemporary Art Itself Thinking: Making the Invisible Visible?

      • James Hellings
      Pages 129-143

  5. Anti-Conclusion: The Russian Ending

    1. Anti-Conclusion: The Russian Ending

      • James Hellings
      Pages 144-152

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 153-199
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About this book

A comprehensive, critical and accessible account of Theodor W. Adorno's materialist-dialectical aesthetic theory of art from a contemporary perspective, this volume shows how Adorno's critical theory is awash with images crystallising thoughts to such a degree that it has every reason to be described as aesthetic.

Reviews

"[O]ne senses throughout that Hellings is testing his own ideas and critical persuasions through, and with, Adorno, which is illuminating in the light of his rather good discussion of subjectivity and objectivity within both aesthetic theory and art making in general."

"[Hellings] makes Adorno's thought vivid for the present, especially in his attempts to think through contemporary artistic and political practices."

-David Ryan, Art Monthly

Authors and Affiliations

  • School of Art, BIAD, Birmingham City University, UK

    James Hellings

About the author

Dr James Hellings is Lecturer in Art at the University of Reading, UK. He researches, writes and lectures about modern and contemporary art and the thought that accompanies it. Originally educated as an artist, James worked in the Department of Prints and Drawings at The British Museum, before receiving full AHRC Scholarships for both his MA and PhD studies in contemporary art theory at Goldsmiths College, University of London.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Adorno and Art

  • Book Subtitle: Aesthetic Theory Contra Critical Theory

  • Authors: James Hellings

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137315717

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-34788-5Published: 06 May 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-34509-0Published: 01 January 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-31571-7Published: 06 May 2014

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 199

  • Topics: Aesthetics, Arts, Critical Theory

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