Shiny Things

Shiny Things by Leonard Diepeveen & Timothy van Laar


Authors
Leonard Diepeveen &
Timothy van Laar
ISBN
9781789383782
Published
Binding
Paperback
Pages
232
Dimensions
150 x 210mm

Shiny objects attract and fascinate us. While they used to derive their power from their rarity, today shininess is pervasive: its attraction is a foundation of consumer culture and it has attendant effects on our architecture, our conceptions of the body, and our production of spectacle. In Shiny Things, Leonard Diepeveen and Timothy van Laar examine the meanings and functions of shininess in visual art and material culture. 

Exploring the works of a diverse range of artistscdash;including Anish Kapoor, Olafur Eliasson, Jeff Koons, Carolee Schneemann, Audrey Flack, Fra Angelico, and Gerard ter Borchrdash;the authors open the discourse to topics as disparate as automobiles, Richard Nixon, and Liberace. With accessible writing and a careful application of contemporary theory, this is scholarship that challenges stale thought and will appeal to any progressive thinker looking for new ways to present ideas.
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