Becoming an Artwork

by Boris Groys

Book Overview

Modern history is a history of aesthetizations - and every aesthetization raises a claim of protection. We aestheticize and want to protect almost everything, including Earth, oceans, the atmosphere, rare animal species and exotic plants. Humans are no exception. They also present themselves as objects of contemplation that deserve admiration and care. For some time, artists and intellectuals struggled for the sovereign right to present themselves...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1509551972
• ISBN13: 9781509551972
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.9" x 7.5"