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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100892369264

ISBN-139780892369263

eBay Product ID (ePID)70961928

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Book TitleFragment : an Incomplete History

Number of Pages238 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2009

TopicCriticism & Theory, General, Aesthetics, History / General

IllustratorYes

GenreArt, Philosophy

AuthorWilliam Tronzo

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight36.5 Oz

Item Length7.7 in

Item Width10.7 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2008-033816

Reviews"As this volume ably illustrates, for centuries, if not longer, the human mind has as often yearned for broken pieces as it has created new fragments in its search for wholeness."-caa.reviews, "As this volume ably illustrates, for centuries, if not longer, the human mind has as often yearned for broken pieces as it has created new fragments in its search for wholeness."--caa.reviews

Dewey Edition22

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Decimal700.1

SynopsisThe universe may well have begun with an immense act of fragmentation, "the big bang," that sent particles flying in all directions to perform spectacular acts of creation and destruction. The fragment, volatile and unpredictable, is not simply the static part of a once-whole thing but itself something in motion. Drawing upon art history, archaeology, literature, numismatics, philosophy, and film, this book explores the significance of the fragment and addresses the powerful drives that have impelled it into the cultural mainstream. Book jacket., The pieces gathered in this volume--written by scholars of art, art history, archaeology, literature, philosophy, psychology, numismatics, and film--investigate the significance of the fragment, whether received or created. Each essay offers a meditation on a distinctive moment in the history of the fragment, ranging from spolia in late antique architecture to the practice of collage in the modern period. Complementing these texts is a visual essay by the English sculptor and installation artist Cornelia Parker, whose oeuvre contemplates not only the power of relics but also the meaning conveyed by found objects made into art., Almost everything we know about the past comes from physical and narrative fragments. Yet a fragment is not simply the static part of a once-whole thing. It is itself something in motion over time, manifesting successively or variously as object, evidence, concept, and condition. The pieces gathered in this volume--written by scholars of art, art history, archaeology, literature, philosophy, psychology, numismatics, and film--investigate the significance of the fragment, whether received or created. Each essay offers a meditation on a distinctive moment in the history of the fragment, ranging from spolia in late antique architecture to the practice of collage in the modern period. Complementing these texts is a visual essay by the English sculptor and installation artist Cornelia Parker, whose oeuvre contemplates not only the power of relics but also the meaning conveyed by found objects made into art.

LC Classification NumberBD396.F73 2009