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Return to the Object: Alfred Gell, Art, and Social Theory [Kietas viršelis]

(University College London, UK University College London, London, ENG University College London, UK),
  • Formatas: Hardback, 254 pages, aukštis x plotis: 234x156 mm, weight: 453 g, 21 Line drawings, black and white; 21 Illustrations, black and white
  • Išleidimo metai: 27-Nov-2020
  • Leidėjas: Routledge
  • ISBN-10: 1350093483
  • ISBN-13: 9781350093485
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  • Formatas: Hardback, 254 pages, aukštis x plotis: 234x156 mm, weight: 453 g, 21 Line drawings, black and white; 21 Illustrations, black and white
  • Išleidimo metai: 27-Nov-2020
  • Leidėjas: Routledge
  • ISBN-10: 1350093483
  • ISBN-13: 9781350093485
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Raktažodžiai:
"This book draws on the work of anthropologist Alfred Gell to reinstate the importance of the object in art and society. Rather than presenting art as a passive recipient of the artist's intention and the audience's critique, the authors consider it in the social environment of its production and reception. A Return to the Object introduces the historical and theoretical framework out of which an anthropology of art has emerged, and examines the conditions under which it has renewed interest. It also explores what art 'does' as a social and cultural phenomenon, and how it can impact alternative ways of organising and managing knowledge. Making use of ethnography, museological practice, the intellectual history of the arts and sciences, material culture studies and intangible heritage, the authors present a case for the re-orientation of current conversations surrounding the anthropology of art and social theory. This text will be of key interest to students and scholars in the social and historical sciences, arts and humanities, and cognitive sciences"--

In this book, Susan Kuechler and Timothy Carroll draw on the work of anthropologist Alfred Gell to reinstate the importance of the object in art. Rather than presenting art as a passive recipient of the artist's intention and the audience's critique, this book considers it in the social environment of its production and reception.

A Return to the Object introduces the reader to the historical and theoretical framework out of which an anthropology of art has emerged, and examines the conditions under which it has renewed interest. It also shows the reader what art 'does' as a social and cultural phenomenon, and how it can impact alternative ways of organising and managing knowledge. Using ethnography, museological practice, and the intellectual history of the arts and sciences, material studies and intangible heritage, the authors present a case for the re-orientation of current conversations surrounding the anthropology of art.

The book will be complemented by a companion website that will contain illustrations and case studies to aid student engagement.



This book draws on the work of anthropologist Alfred Gell to reinstate the importance of the object in art and society. Rather than presenting art as a passive recipient of the artist's intention and the audience's critique, the authors consider it in the social environment of its production and reception.

A Return to the Object

introduces the historical and theoretical framework out of which an anthropology of art has emerged, and examines the conditions under which it has renewed interest. It also explores what art 'does' as a social and cultural phenomenon, and how it can impact alternative ways of organising and managing knowledge. Making use of ethnography, museological practice, the intellectual history of the arts and sciences, material culture studies and intangible heritage, the authors present a case for the re-orientation of current conversations surrounding the anthropology of art and social theory.

This text will be of key interest to students and scholars in the social and historical sciences, arts and humanities, and cognitive sciences.

Recenzijos

'This book is at once penetrating and kaleidoscopic, full of exposition coupled with evocative ethnographic illustration. It extends Gells ideas into new domains The synthesis is extraordinary. Ranging across time and space and diversity of perspectives compared and contrasted, this volume will take its place alongside othersone thinks of The Savage Mind, Purity and Danger.'

Frederick H. Damon, University of Virginia 'This book is at once penetrating and kaleidoscopic, full of exposition coupled with evocative ethnographic illustration. It extends Gells ideas into new domains The synthesis is extraordinary. Ranging across time and space and diversity of perspectives compared and contrasted, this volume will take its place alongside othersone thinks of The Savage Mind, Purity and Danger.'

Frederick H. Damon, University of Virginia, USA

"Küchler and Carroll have brought their different anthropological experiences and deep knowledge together in a book to engage the anthropology of art with a deep reading and extension of Alfred Gells framework. Calling for a "return to the object," a theoretical project that follows Gells movement away from the emphasis on signification and to the study of "relations immanent within objects", the book is ethnographically detailed and philosophically articule. Readers may find it a challenging formulation, spanning over numerous case studies, but it rewards us in profoundly enriching the possibilities of the anthropology of art."

Fred Myers, New York University, USA

"Vivid, generous, and theoretically exciting, Küchler and Carroll bring the Anthropology of Art back to the world of big ideas. But never at the expense of the objects themselves. Featuring an extraordinary array of ethnographic detail and insight, this landmark publication is a must-read for anyone seeking to become more alive to the generative, relational, and conceptual capacities of images and objects. The work of apprehension it argues forand offers upis astonishing."

Jennifer Deger, James Cook University, Australia

Daugiau informacijos

Alfred Gell's work on the anthropology of art has been pivotal to art and social theory: this work situates this discussion within ethnographic practice.
List of figures
ix
Acknowledgements xi
Preface xiii
Introduction: Gell and his influences 1(16)
PART I Rethinking the frame
17(66)
1 Lessons from the art nexus
19(15)
2 The index and indexicality
34(16)
3 The prototype and the model
50(17)
4 Immanent relationality and its consequences
67(16)
PART II Following the prototype
83(66)
5 Virtuosity and style
85(17)
6 Aesthetics and the ethics of relation
102(14)
7 Generativity and transformation
116(17)
8 Agency (social)
133(16)
PART III Rediscovering the object
149(74)
9 Material agency
131(38)
10 Colour, palette, and gestalt
169(19)
11 Patterns and their transposition
188(18)
12 Motile animacy
206(17)
Afterword 223(4)
Bibliography 227(21)
Index 248
Susanne Küchler is Professor of Anthropology and Material Culture at University College London.

Timothy Carroll is a UK Research and Innovation Future Leader Fellow in Anthropology at University College London.