Almost Nothing: Observations on Precarious Practices in Contemporary Art

by Anna Dezeuze

What does an assemblage made out of crumpled newspaper have in common with an empty room in which the lights go on and off every five seconds? This book argues that they are both examples of a 'precarious' art that flourished from the late 1950s to the first decade of the twenty-first century, in light of a growing awareness of the individual's fragile existence in capitalist society.

Focusing on comparative case studies drawn from European,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526112906
• ISBN13: 9781526112903
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"