| Description |
237 pages ; 21 cm |
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regular print |
| Series |
Documents of contemporary art |
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Documents of contemporary art series.
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| Contents |
A thematic framework -- This year's Goth : a short history of the Gothic in contemporary art -- Modern Gothic : death, excess and terror -- 'The creature' : alien beings and alien bodies -- Transgressing females and the name of the father -- The uncanny : doubles and other ghosts -- Castles, ruins and labyrinths |
| Summary |
"The Gothic is the first anthology to survey the pervasive role of 'the Gothic' in current art and visual culture. Today's Gothic takes its cue not only from its historic themes - the supernatural, transgression, patriarchy and the female heroine - but equally from contemporary cultural sources as diverse as horror film theory, Lacanian psychoanalysis and Goth subcultures. Why Gothic? Why now? Influential artists, critics and cultural theorists investigate the corpus."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
"Co-published by Whitechapel and The MIT Press"--T.p |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-233) and index |
| Subject |
Arts, Gothic -- 20th century -- Psychological aspects.
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Arts, Gothic -- 21st century -- Psychological aspects.
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Arts, Modern -- 21st century -- Psychological aspects.
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Arts, Modern -- 20th century -- Psychological aspects.
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Horror in art.
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| Author |
Williams, Gilda.
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| LC no. |
2007010339 |
| ISBN |
9780262731867 (paperback: alk. paper : The MIT Press) |
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9780854881550 (Whitechapel) |
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