Art and ventriloquism / David Goldblatt ; critical commentary, Garry L. Hagberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goldblatt, David, 1941- author.

Contributor:

Hagberg, Garry, 1952-

Series:

Critical Voices in Art, Theory and Culture

Critical voices in art, theory and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ventriloquism--Philosophy.

Ventriloquism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (218 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This exciting collection of David Goldblatt's essays, available for the first time in one volume, uses the metaphor of ventriloquism to help understand a variety of art world phenomena. It examines how the vocal vacillation between ventriloquist and dummy works within the roles of artist, artwork and audience as a conveyance to the audience of the performer's intentions, emotions and beliefs through a created performative persona. Considering key works, including those of Nietzsche, Foucault, Socrates, Derrida, Cavell and Wittgenstein, Goldblatt examines how the authors use the framework of

Contents:

Cover; art and ventriloquism; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Introduction; Preface; Acknowledgments; Critical commentary; Bergen and McCarthy: the logic of an act; Nietzsche and ventriloquism; Self-spacing: Foucault's ventriloqual tendencies; Socratic ventriloquism: theatricality and the voice of logos; The dislocation of the architectural self; Self-plagiarism: the ecstatic recycling of the artist's voice; Cavellian conversation and the life of art; Epilogue: two ventriloqual paintings; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-136-57840-4

1-315-01900-0

1-136-57833-1

9781315019000

OCLC:

874173491