Arts of wonder : enchanting secularity : Walter de Maria, Diller + Scofidio, James Turrell, Andy Goldsworthy / Jeffrey L. Kosky.

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Kosky, Jeffrey L [author.]

Material type: Text

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780226451084
0226451089
0226451089
1283610922
9781283610926
9786613923370
6613923370

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Arts of wonder.DDC classification:

709.05/1 23

LOC classification:

N8219.L5 K67 2012eb

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LH 65829

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Contents:

A picture of modern disenchantment -- Walter De Maria, The Lightning Field: seeing a flickering light -- Diller + Scofidio, Blur: the cloud that does not part when we see the light -- James Turrell, Works with light: seeing the light that does not illuminate -- James Turrell, Skyspaces: opening an eye to the sky -- Andy Goldsworthy, Works: to dwell creatively with earth and sky, wind and water.

Summary: "The fate of our times is characterized by rationalization and intellectualization and, above all, by 'the disenchantment of the world.'" Max Weber's statement remains a dominant interpretation of the modern condition: the increasing capabilities of knowledge and science have banished mysteries, leaving a world that can be mastered technically and intellectually. And though this idea seems empowering, many people have become disenchanted with modern disenchantment. Using intimate encounters with works of art to explore disenchantment and the possibilities of re-enchantment, Arts of Won

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"The fate of our times is characterized by rationalization and intellectualization and, above all, by 'the disenchantment of the world.'" Max Weber's statement remains a dominant interpretation of the modern condition: the increasing capabilities of knowledge and science have banished mysteries, leaving a world that can be mastered technically and intellectually. And though this idea seems empowering, many people have become disenchanted with modern disenchantment. Using intimate encounters with works of art to explore disenchantment and the possibilities of re-enchantment, Arts of Won

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