Matter and Form, Self-Evidence and Surprise: On Jean-Luc Moul?ne's Objects by Al

Description: Matter and Form, Self-Evidence and Surprise by Alain Badiou, Miguel Abreu, Robin Mackay The eminent French philosopher "dialecticizes" five of the artist Jean-Luc Moulènes objects with five conceptual formations from the history of Western philosophy. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The eminent French philosopher "dialecticizes" five of the artist Jean-Luc Moul nes objects with five conceptual formations from the history of Western philosophy.In this unique essay, first delivered as a lecture during a panel discussion with the artist and philosopher Reza Negarestani, Alain Badiou identifies and "dialecticizes" five of the artist Jean-Luc Moul nes objects with five conceptual formations from the history of Western philosophy. Aristotles complex of matter and form is called to mind to describe the inner logic of a hard foam sculpture. A bronze statue with holes activates Platos notion of participation of the concrete world in the "injured Idea of the Beautiful." A small metallic and incomplete "angel" engages Leibnizs affirmation that "everything that exists is composed of an infinity of things." Badious musings go on to pair a broken and repaired plastic chair with Victor Hugo; a terrible hand made of concrete with the Freudian unconscious; and a large-scale "red and blue monster" with rudimentary mechanisms of the Cartesian cogito, the famous "I think, therefore I am," with unexpected inversions and variations.Badiou refrains, of course, from claiming that Moul ne thinks about any of these philosophers when making his specific works. What he points to, however, in this richly illustrated bilingual volume, is that the artist and his art are "on the side of philosophy." Author Biography Alain Badiou is a French philosopher. He has published a number of major philosophical works, including The Immanence of Truths, the final installment of his Being and Event trilogy, released in French in 2018.Robin Mackay is a philosopher, Director of the UK arts organization Urbanomic, and Associate Researcher at Goldsmiths University of London. Details ISBN099756749X Author Robin Mackay Publisher Sequence Press Year 2019 Translator Robin Mackay ISBN-10 099756749X ISBN-13 9780997567496 Format Hardcover Pages 96 Publication Date 2019-08-06 Short Title Matter and Form, Self-Evidence and Surprise Language English DEWEY 709.2 UK Release Date 2019-08-06 Imprint Sequence Press Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2019-08-06 NZ Release Date 2019-08-06 US Release Date 2019-08-06 Subtitle On Jean-Luc Moulènes Objects Audience General Illustrations 57 color illus.; 114 Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:141730809;

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