Description
| Product ID: | 9783110769142 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | DE |
| Series: | Edition Angewandte |
| Title: | Toxic Temple |
| Subtitle: | An Artistic and Philosophical Adventure into the Toxicity of the Now |
| Authors: | Author: Anna Lerchbaumer, Kilian Joerg |
| Page Count: | 256 |
| Subjects: | The arts: general topics, The arts: general issues, Theory of art, History of art, Western philosophy from c 1800, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge, Environmentalist thought and ideology, Theory of art, Art & design styles: from c 1960, Western philosophy, from c 1900 -, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Environmentalist thought & ideology |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating On the toxicity of the immediate What changes when we religiously worship the toxic? In this era of catastrophe, can a cosmic connection be achieved through a cult of pollution? Toxic Temple is an artistic-philosophical quest to understand the current parlous state of the world. We offer our inner contradictions and destructive lusts as objects of worship. We enter wastelands instead of new territory, leaving space for artifacts, expressing solidarity with the factual. We encounter colorful assemblages of things that connect the known cosmos, tread the shaky ground of novel divinity, inhale pungent odors that transport us to the sublime. Garbage dumps are the new temples. In a mania of sadistic composure we breathe in the here and now. Transformative forces are released, free radicals; rituals that expose the chaos that lurks beneath the surface. New transdisciplinary ecosophical approaches Multimedia art project with comprehensive documentation and numerous illustrations With contributions by Julieta Aranda, Heather Davis, Elisabeth Falkensteiner, and Julia Grillmayr, among others On the toxicity of the immediate What changes when we religiously worship the toxic? In this era of catastrophe, can a cosmic connection be achieved through a cult of pollution? Toxic Temple is an artistic-philosophical quest to understand the current parlous state of the world. We offer our inner contradictions and destructive lusts as objects of worship. We enter wastelands instead of new territory, leaving space for artifacts, expressing solidarity with the factual. We encounter colorful assemblages of things that connect the known cosmos, tread the shaky ground of novel divinity, inhale pungent odors that transport us to the sublime. Garbage dumps are the new temples. In a mania of sadistic composure we breathe in the here and now. Transformative forces are released, free radicals; rituals that expose the chaos that lurks beneath the surface. |
| Imprint Name: | De Gruyter |
| Publisher Name: | De Gruyter |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-05-03 |
