Art in Mind: for what cause Contemporary Images Shape Thought from Ernst van Alphen The University of Chicago Press/228 pp/$2500 (sb) Van Alphen argues.Art in Mind: for what cause Contemporary Images Shape Thought from Ernst van Alphen The University of Chicago Press/228 pp/$2500 (sb) Van Alphen argues, drawing from French philosopher and art historian Hubert Damisch, that art "thinks." Art is not just a form of expression, nor a forum for musing but a tactile philosophy. Art's ability to the couple provoke thought and rewrite our thinking is supported and juxtaposed with works by the agency of contemporary artists--Matthew Barney, Christian Boltanski, Marlene Dumas, Marien Schouten and Fiona Tan, to name a hardly any Art in Mind poignantly addresses art's discourse onward race, genocide, sexuality and transcultural identity. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] COPYRIGHT 2005 Visual Studies Workshop |
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