Overview
Can objects be traumatized? How does the commercial value of an art object relate to its aesthetic qualities? How do objects interact? These are some of the questions addressed by Graham Harman, the originator of object-oriented philosophy and a central figure of the Speculative Realism school of thought in contemporary philosophy. This book includes Graham Harman's lecture āWhat Is an Object?ā delivered at Moderna Museet in Stockholm, on the occasion of the exhibition āSculpture after Sculpture,ā with Jeff Koons, Charles Ray, and Katharina Fritschāartists, who have expanded the notion of the object in art and society at large.
In his lecture, Harman gives a thorough exposition of the object from an ontological standpoint and puts forward a concept of the object that goes beyond reductionist orientations. He declares a philosophical approach bringing philosophy and the arts closely together, where objects are impenetrable to direct knowledge and paraphrase and instead must be approached obliquely and indirectly. The publication also includes a symposium in which thirteen questions to Graham Harmanāamong and in relation to the thirteen sculptures of the showāthat were posed about the implications of object oriented philosophy for art, business administration, and philosophy.
Contributors
Graham Harman, Daniel Birnbaum, Lars StrannegƄrd, Sven-Olov Wallenstein, Pierre Guillet de Monthoux, Marcia Cavalcante, Jo Widoff, Sigrid Sandstrƶm, Michael DahlƩn, Emma Stenstrƶm, Jenny Lanz, Ebba Sjƶgren, Isak Nilson, Erik Wikberg
Copublished with the Stockholm School of Economics
This book title, Artful Objects (Graham Harman on Art and the Business of Speculative Realism), ISBN: 9783956795244, by Graham Harman, Isak Nilson, Erik Wikberg, published by MIT Press (July 7, 2020) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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