Art & Energy: How Culture Changes
In Art & Energy, Barry Lord argues that human creativity is deeply linked to the resources available on Earth for our survival. From our ancient mastery of fire through our exploitation of coal, oil, and gas, to the development of today's renewable energy sources, each new source of energy fundamentally transforms our art and culture—how we interact with the world, organize our communities, communicate and conceive of and assign value to art. By analyzing art, artists, and museums across eras and continents, Lord demonstrates how our cultural values and artistic expression are formed by our efforts to access and control the energy sources that make these cultures possible.
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Art & Energy: How Culture Changes
In Art & Energy, Barry Lord argues that human creativity is deeply linked to the resources available on Earth for our survival. From our ancient mastery of fire through our exploitation of coal, oil, and gas, to the development of today's renewable energy sources, each new source of energy fundamentally transforms our art and culture—how we interact with the world, organize our communities, communicate and conceive of and assign value to art. By analyzing art, artists, and museums across eras and continents, Lord demonstrates how our cultural values and artistic expression are formed by our efforts to access and control the energy sources that make these cultures possible.
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Art & Energy: How Culture Changes

Art & Energy: How Culture Changes

by Barry Lord
Art & Energy: How Culture Changes

Art & Energy: How Culture Changes

by Barry Lord

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In Art & Energy, Barry Lord argues that human creativity is deeply linked to the resources available on Earth for our survival. From our ancient mastery of fire through our exploitation of coal, oil, and gas, to the development of today's renewable energy sources, each new source of energy fundamentally transforms our art and culture—how we interact with the world, organize our communities, communicate and conceive of and assign value to art. By analyzing art, artists, and museums across eras and continents, Lord demonstrates how our cultural values and artistic expression are formed by our efforts to access and control the energy sources that make these cultures possible.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781933253947
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 05/01/2014
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 280
File size: 38 MB
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About the Author

Barry Lord is a leading international figure in cultural planning and management and the author or coauthor of seven books, including Artists, Patrons, and the Public: Why Culture Changes. He is co-president of Lord Cultural Resources.

Table of Contents

Transitions
 
1. What’s Energy Got to Do with It?
 
2. Basics: Sexual and Kinetic Energy
 
3. Fire: Culture of the Hearth
 
4. Cooperation and Control: Collective Identity
 
5. Animal Power: Domestication and Domesticity
 
6. The Energy of Slaves and the Culture of Domination
 
7. Waterpower: Irrigation and Urbanism
 
8. Wind in Our Sails: Investment and Individuality
 
9. Firewood and Charcoal: The World’s First Energy Crisis
 
10. Coal: The Culture of Production
 
11. Electrification: Transforming the World
 
12. Oil and Gas: The Culture of Consumption
 
13. Nuclear Energy and the Culture of Anxiety
 
14. Renewable Energy: The Culture of Stewardship
 
15. How Culture Changes
 
Notes
 
References
 
Index
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