Apocalypse : from last judgement to climate threat / Kristoffer Arvidsson (ed.).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Arvidsson, Kristoffer, editor, contributor.

Göteborgs konstmuseum, host institution, issuing body.

Standardized Title:

Apokalyps. English.

Language:

English

Swedish

Subjects (All):

End of the world in art--Exhibitions.

End of the world in art.

Apocalypse in art--Exhibitions.

Apocalypse in art.

Apocalyptic art--Exhibitions.

Apocalyptic art.

Apocalypse in mass media--Exhibitions.

Apocalypse in mass media.

Apocalyptic art--Europe--Exhibitions.

Physical Description:

217 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

From last judgement to climate threat

Place of Publication:

[Gothenburg] : Gothenburg Museum of Art ; Stockholm : Appell Förlag, [2025]

Summary:

"Apocalyptic fears are everywhere in the public conversation today, but our sense of impending threat is not new. Modern storm clouds include war, pandemics, climate threat, and AI. Further back in time, in the Christian worldview of the 1500s, prophesies about Judgement Day sparked worry and dread. Thoughts of apocalypse have fascinated countless artists through the ages. Paradoxically enough, the idea of the end of the world has always fired the creative imagination. Here, this theme is explored from the viewpoint of the visual arts with forays into wider visual culture. Current concerns and moods are placed in a historical context spanning the Renaissance to today. The contributors to this book are researchers, authors, and image creators. They examine the shape of apocalyptic thought in the Reformation, catastrophe mediation at the turn of the twentieth century, and the central role of naked bodies in Last Judgement pictures. They also write about Romanticism's dramatic images, Symbolism's fateful moods, dystopias, and science fiction. Reference is made to paintings, prints, sculpture, and video art but also to literature, film, and video games. And all is not dark: apocalypse can also be seen as an opportunity, a bridge to a new state of being."--Page 4 of cover.

Notes:

On the occasion of an exhibition held at Gothenburg Museum of Art, February 22, 2025 - January 18, 2026.

Translation of: Apokalyps : från yttersta domen till klimathot.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

On the occasion of an exhibition held at Gothenburg Museum of Art, February 22, 2025 - January 18, 2026.

ISBN:

9789198912999

9198912992

OCLC:

1505969213

Publisher Number:

9789198912999