Art's realism in the post-truth era / edited by Maryse Ouellet and Amanda Boetzkes.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ouellet, Maryse, editor.

Boetzkes, Amanda, editor.

Series:

Refractions.

Refractions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Realism in art.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 331 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2024.

Summary:

Arguing for the necessity of taking art's contribution to contemporary realism seriously, this edited collection intervenes on contemporary debates about realism by demonstrating that the arts do not simply illustrate philosophical theories. The significance of art's realism in times characterised by the normalisation of fake, manipulated and distorted representations of reality can only be fully understood by attending to the ways that the arts mediate, visualise and even shape reality. Each chapter features a different approach to realism and its aesthetic dimensions not only in the visual arts, but also in sound art, film, scientific imaging and literature.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Figures

Notes on Contributors

Introduction. Mediating Reality: Art’s Riposte to the Post-Truth Era

Part I Typologies of Realism

Part II Realist Intimacies

Part III Remediations of the Real

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on March 16, 2026).

ISBN:

1-3995-2413-5