Chaos, Territory, Art: Deleuze and the Framing of the Earth

by Elizabeth Grosz

Book Overview

Instead of treating art as a unique creation that requires reason and refined taste to appreciate, Elizabeth Grosz argues that art-especially architecture, music, and painting-is born from the disruptive forces of sexual selection. She approaches art as a form of erotic expression connecting sensory richness with primal desire, and in doing so, finds that the meaning of art comes from the intensities and sensations it inspires, not just its intention...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231145187
• ISBN13: 9780231145183
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.5"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher