Afterness: Figures of Following in Modern Thought and Aesthetics

by Gerhard Richter

Gerhard Richter's groundbreaking study argues that the concept of "afterness" is a key figure in the thought and aesthetics of modernity. It pursues questions such as: What does it mean for something to "follow" something else? Does that which follows mark a clear break with what came before it, or does it in fact tacitly perpetuate its predecessor as a consequence of its inevitable indebtedness to the terms and conditions of that from which it...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231157703
• ISBN13: 9780231157704
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher