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Aftershock: The Ethics of Contemporary Transgressive Art
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"Kieran Cashell discusses artists who use everything from soiled bed linens to blood to dead sharks in their works. Drawing on an impressive array of philosophical ideas, Cashell helps viewers tackle the messy details of art by Damien Hirst, Orlan, Marc Quinn, Tracy Emin, and more, as he provides a probing and subtle defense of the moral value of such recent “transgressive” art." —Cynthia A. Freeland Professor and Chair, Department of Philosophy University of Houston, Texas
"In this thought-provoking book, Cashell repositions the critical response to the British Saatchi 'Sensation' artists, including Richard Billingham, Jake and Dinos Chapman, Tracey Emin, Marcus Harvey, Damien Hirst, and Marc Quinn... a challenging but ultimately worthwhile read... Recommended." —Choice
About the Author
Kieran Cashell is Lecturer in Critical and Contextual Studies at the Limerick Institute of Technology.
08/11/2009
A complex but rewarding book, Cashell's re-evaluation of the works of some familiar enfant terribles builds a meticulously researched case for the proposition that our reflex negative moral response to certain works is ultimately superseded intuitive nature of what we're being asked to accept: that sometimes the end does justify very questionable means.
Highly recommended.
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