Iconomy : towards a political economy of images / Terry Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Terry (Terry E.), author.

Series:

Anthem symplokē studies in theory.

Anthem symplokē studies in theory

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art--Political aspects.

Art.

Politics in art.

Art and society.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 22 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

London : Anthem Press, 2022.

Summary:

<i>Iconomy: Towards a Political Economy of Images</i> argues that imagery of all kinds has become a definitive force in the shaping of contemporary life. While immersed in public politics and private imaginaries, such imagery also operates according to its own logic, potentialities, and limitations. This book explores viral imagery-the iconopolitics-of the pandemic, US Presidents Trump and Biden, Black Lives Matter, as well as the rise of a 'black aesthetic' in white artworlds. Having arrived at the term 'iconomy' in the years just prior to 9/11, and tracking its growing relevance since then, Smith argues that its study does not require a discipline serving nation states and globalizing capitalism but, instead, a deconstructive interdiscipline that contributes to the politics of planetary world-making.

Contents:

Cover

Halftitle

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Epidemic Images

Part I A Brief History of Iconomy

1. A Strange Image: Seeing the Dreaming

2. Iconoclash in Byzantium

3. Commodities and Chains

4. The Image in the Era of Its Technical Reproducibility

5. Spectacle: Architecture and Occlusion

6. Iconomy: What's in a Name?

Part II Iconoclash

7. The Spike-Crowned Virus

8. Trumpmania

9. Incident at Powderhorn, May 25, 2020

10. Videodeath 1991 and 2020: King vs Floyd

11. The Contest of the Images

12. Image War, Civil War? January 6, 2021

13. White Artworlds/Black Aesthetics

14. The Trail: Aggressive Non-violence

Part III Toward Political Iconomy

15. Iconomic Value: An Accounting

Index.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Dec 2022).

ISBN:

9781839984365

1839984368

9781839984372

1839984376

OCLC:

1323251907