Speculative Taxidermy : : Natural History, Animal Surfaces, and Art in the Anthropocene / / Giovanni Aloi.
Taxidermy, once the province of natural history and dedicated to the pursuit of lifelike realism, has recently resurfaced in the world of contemporary art, culture, and interior design. In Speculative Taxidermy, Giovanni Aloi offers a comprehensive mapping of the discourses and practices that have e...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press Complete eBook-Package 2018 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2018] ©2018 |
| Year of Publication: | 2018 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Critical Life Studies
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource :; 10 color illustrations |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CRITICAL LIFE STUDIES
- CONTENTS
- Acknowledgments
- PROLOGUE: THE CARNAL IMMANENCE OF POLITICAL REALISM-REALISM, MATERIALITY, AND AGENCY
- INTRODUCTION: NEW TAXIDERMY SURFACES IN CONTEMPORARY ART
- 1. RECONFIGURING ANIMAL SKINS: FRAGMENTED HISTORIES AND MANIPULATED SURFACES
- 2. A NATURAL HISTORY PANOPTICON: POWER, REPRESENTATION, AND ANIMAL OBJECTIFICATION
- 3. DIORAMAS: POWER, REALISM, AND DECORUM
- 4. THE END OF THE DAYDREAM: TAXIDERMY AND PHOTOGRAPHY
- 5. FOLLOWING MATERIALITY: FROM MEDIUM TO SURFACE-MEDIUM SPECIFICITY AND ANIMAL VISIBILITY IN THE MODERN AGE
- 6. THE ALLURE OF THE VENEER: AESTHETICS OF SPECULATIVE TAXIDERMY
- 7. THIS IS NOT A HORSE: BIOPOWER AND ANIMAL SKINS IN THE ANTHROPOCENE
- CODA: TOWARD NEW MYTHOLOGIES-THE RITUAL, THE SACRIFICE, THE INTERCONNECTEDNESS
- Appendix: Some Notes Toward a Manifesto for Artists Working with and About Taxidermy Animals
- Notes
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Index