The turn to provisionality in contemporary art : Negative work / Raphael Rubinstein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rubinstein, Raphael, author.

Series:

Aesthetics and Contemporary Art.

Aesthetics and Contemporary Art

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2023.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2023.

System Details:

text file

HTML/PDF

Summary:

In his influential essay "Provisional Painting," Raphael Rubinstein applied the term "provisional" to contemporary painters whose work looked intentionally casual, dashed-off, tentative, unfinished or self-cancelling; who appeared to have deliberately turned away from "strong" painting for something that seemed to constantly risk failure or inconsequence. In this collection of essays, Rubinstein expands the scope of his original article by surveying the historical and philosophical underpinnings of provisionality in recent visual art, as well as examining the works of individual artists in detail. He also engages crucial texts by Samuel Beckett and philosopher Gianni Vattimo. Re-examining several decades of painting practices, Rubinstein argues that provisionality, in all its many forms, has been both a foundational element in the history of modern art and the encapsulation of an attitude that is profoundly contemporary..

Contents:

List of Figures Acknowledgements Introduction Part I: What is Provisional Painting? 1. Provisional Painting (2009) 2. To Rest Lightly on the Earth (2011) 3. Painting the Stuckness: Samuel Beckett, Bram Van Velde, Georges Duthuit 4. Weak Thought, Strong Painting (Gianni Vattimo) 5. A Precarious Chain of Signifiers Part II: Varieties of the Provisional 6. Some Precursors: Dorothea Rockburne, Pat Steir, Joan Snyder, Chris Reinecke, Sigmar Polke, Carmengloria Morales, Suh Se-ok, Nahum Tevet, Gerard Gasiorowski, Pierre Buraglio 7. Varieties of the Provisional: Michael Krebber, Albert Oehlen, Rachel Hecker, Amy Feldman 8. Painting As Is (Luca Bertolo and Co.) 9. In Glimpses: David Hammons's Tarp Paintings Conclusion: After Provisional Painting Notes Bibliography Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781350243743

1350243744

1-350-24372-8

9781350243729

OCLC:

1347025105