Industry and Intelligence: Contemporary Art Since 1820

by Liam Gillick

Book Overview

In Industry and Intelligence, the artist Liam Gillick writes a nuanced genealogy to help us appreciate contemporary art's engagement with history even when it seems apathetic or blind to current events. Taking a broad view of artistic creation from 1820 to today, Gillick follows the response of artists to incremental developments in science, politics, and technology. The great innovations and dislocations of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231170211
• ISBN13: 9780231170215
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 7.8"