The Conundrum of Control: Making Sense Through Artistic Practices
Various forms of control play a central role in our lives. However, the nature of control is a difficult conundrum to probe. Believing we "control" ourselves, nature or others may seem like a sign of autonomy, power and self-determination, but it is often an illusion and not always desirable. Art practices help us make sense of the questions and paradoxes related to the enhancing interplay between control and non-control by putting them on display. What happens if this interplay between the two poles collapses? What are the consequences for our forms of life?
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The Conundrum of Control: Making Sense Through Artistic Practices
Various forms of control play a central role in our lives. However, the nature of control is a difficult conundrum to probe. Believing we "control" ourselves, nature or others may seem like a sign of autonomy, power and self-determination, but it is often an illusion and not always desirable. Art practices help us make sense of the questions and paradoxes related to the enhancing interplay between control and non-control by putting them on display. What happens if this interplay between the two poles collapses? What are the consequences for our forms of life?
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The Conundrum of Control: Making Sense Through Artistic Practices

The Conundrum of Control: Making Sense Through Artistic Practices

by Stefano Velotti
The Conundrum of Control: Making Sense Through Artistic Practices

The Conundrum of Control: Making Sense Through Artistic Practices

by Stefano Velotti

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Various forms of control play a central role in our lives. However, the nature of control is a difficult conundrum to probe. Believing we "control" ourselves, nature or others may seem like a sign of autonomy, power and self-determination, but it is often an illusion and not always desirable. Art practices help us make sense of the questions and paradoxes related to the enhancing interplay between control and non-control by putting them on display. What happens if this interplay between the two poles collapses? What are the consequences for our forms of life?

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9789004688995
Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers, Inc.
Publication date: 02/15/2024
Series: Brill Research Perspectives in Humanities and Social Sciences
Pages: 172
Product dimensions: 6.10(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.36(d)

About the Author

Stefano Velotti, Ph.D. (1961), Sapienza - University of Rome, is Professor of Aesthetics at that university. His research lies at the crossroads of aesthetics and social philosophy, fields in which he has published monographs and numerous articles.
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