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Formless: A User's Guide,New
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Although it is more than sixty years since Georges Bataille undertook his philosophical development of the term informe, only in recent years has the idea of the 'formless' been deployed in the theorizing and reconfiguring of twentiethcentury art. In Formless: A User's Guide, YveAlain Bois and Rosalind Krauss present a rich and compelling panorama of the formless. They chart its persistence within a history of modernism that has always repressed it in the interest of privileging formal mastery, and they assess its destiny within current artistic production. In the domain of practice, they analyze it as an operational tool, the structural cunning of which has repeatedly been suppressed in the service of a thematics of art. Neither theme nor form, formless is, as Bataille himself expressed it, a 'job.' The job of Formless: A User's Guide is to explore the power of the informe. A stunning new map of twentiethcentury art emerges from this reconceptualization and from the brilliantly original analyses of the work of Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, Cy Twombly, Lucio Fontana, Cindy Sherman, Claes Oldenburg, Jean Dubuffet, Robert Smithson, and Gordon MattaClark, among others.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: What is 'Formless: A User's Guide' about? A: 'Formless: A User's Guide' explores the concept of the formless in twentieth-century art, examining its historical repression and the role it plays in current artistic practices.
- Q: Who are the authors of this book? A: The book is authored by Yve-Alain Bois and Rosalind Krauss, both renowned figures in art criticism and theory.
- Q: How many pages does 'Formless: A User's Guide' have? A: The book contains a total of 304 pages.
- Q: What is the binding type of this book? A: 'Formless: A User's Guide' is available in paperback binding.
- Q: What condition is the used book in? A: The used book is listed as being in good condition.
- Q: When was 'Formless: A User's Guide' published? A: The book was published on January 1, 2000.
- Q: What are some key themes discussed in the book? A: Key themes include the exploration of the formless, its impact on modernism, and analyses of notable artists like Jackson Pollock and Andy Warhol.
- Q: Is this book suitable for someone new to art theory? A: Yes, the book provides insights that can be valuable to both newcomers and those familiar with art theory.
- Q: What type of art does the book analyze? A: The book analyzes various forms of twentieth-century art, focusing on artists who have engaged with the concept of the formless.
- Q: Does the book include illustrations or images? A: The product description does not specify if illustrations or images are included, focusing instead on the text and analysis.