Metonymy in Contemporary Art: A New Paradigm
Hardcover
2006 · Minneapolis
by Green, Denise
Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2006. Hardcover. VG+/VG- (Dj has some rubbing and 2 old price stickers). Black boards with yellow lettering. Glossy grey dj with yellow lettering and image. 136 pp. with mostly color images throughout. "Green develops an original approach to art criticism and modes of creativity inspired by aspects of Australian Aboriginal and Indian thought. Interweaving her own evolution as an artists with critiques of Clement Greenberg and Walter Benjamin as well as commentary on artists such as Joseph Beuys, Mark Rothko, Frank Stella, and others, Green explores the concept of metonymic thinking as deveoped by the poet and linguist A.K. Ramanujan and its relevance to contemorary painting and aesthetics." from the dj. (Inventory #: 147439)