Critical Vices: The Myths of Postmodern Theory

by Nicholas Zurbrugg and Nichol Zurbrugg

Book Overview

This book of Nicholas Zurbrugg's challenging and provocative essays charts the most exciting developments in late 20th-century multimedia art. Zurbrugg challenges Jean Baudrillard's, Fredric Jameson's, and Achille Bonito-Oliva's unfavorable accounts of postmodern techno-culture. Interweaving literary and cultural theory, and visual studies, Zurbrugg demonstrates how multimedia visionaries such as Bill Viola and Robert Wilson are notable exceptions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9057010224
• ISBN13: 9789057010224
• Release Date: February 2000
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 274 Pages