Relational aesthetics
By: Nicolas Bourriaud ; translated by Simon Pleasance & Fronza Woods with the participation of Mathieu Copeland.
Series: Collection Documents sur l'art
Publisher: Les Presses du réel
Published: 2002
Place of publication: [Dijon]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 125
ISBN-13: 9782840660606
Subjects: Art, Modern -- 20th century -- Themes, motives; Communication in art; Art and society; Aesthetics; Art -- Philosophy; Art -- 20e siècle; Esthétique; Art -- Philosophie; Beeldende kunsten; Esthetica; Filosofische aspecten
Work titles: Esthétique relationnelle.
Description: "Where does our current obsession for interactivity stem from? After the consumer society and the communication era, does art still contribute to the emergence of a rational society? Bourriaud attempts to renew our approach toward contemporary art by getting as close as possible to the artists works, and by revealing the principles that structure their thoughts: an aesthetic of the inter-human, of the encounter; of proximity, of resisting social formatting."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Translated from French.