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On contemporary art

Title
On contemporary art / César Aira ; translated by Katherine Silver.
Author
Aira, César, 1949-
Publication
  • New York, New York : David Zwirner Books, [2018]
  • New York, New York : Distributed in the United States and Canada by ARTBOOK/D.A.P. ; London : Distributed outside the United States and Canada by Thames & Hudson, Ltd.
  • ©2018

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Additional Authors
  • Silver, Katherine
  • Chancellor, Will
  • Kleeman, Alexandra
Description
61 pages; 18 cm.
Summary
Translated into English for the first time, 'On Contemporary Art', a speech by the renowned novelist César Aira, was delivered at a 2010 colloquium in Madrid dedicated to bridging the gap between writing and the visual arts. On Aira's dizzying and dazzling path, everything comes under question--from reproducibility of artworks to the value of the written word itself. In the end, Aira leaves us stranded on the bridge between writing and art that he set out to construct in the first place, flailing as we try to make sense of where we stand. On Contemporary Art exemplifies what David Zwirner Books' ekphrasis series is dedicated to doing--exploring the space in which words give meaning to objects, and objects shape our words. Like the great writers Walter Benjamin and Hermann Broch before him, Aira operates in the space between fiction and essay writing, art and analysis. Pursuing questions about reproducibility, art making, and limits of language, Aira's unique voice adds new insights to the essential conversations that continue to inform our understanding of art. Translated by Katherine Silver.
Series Statement
Ekphrasis series
Uniform Title
  • Sobre el arte contemporáneo. English
  • Ekphrasis (New York, N.Y.)
Alternative Title
Sobre el arte contemporáneo.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Note
  • "Translated from the Spanish Sobre el arte contemporáneo"--Colophon.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical reference.
Language (note)
  • Translated from the Spanish.
Contents
Foreword / Will Chancellor -- On contemporary art / César Aira -- Afterword / Alexandra Kleeman.
Call Number
JFC 20-63
ISBN
  • 9781941701867
  • 1941701868
LCCN
2018946900
OCLC
1028588497
Author
Aira, César, 1949- author.
Title
On contemporary art / César Aira ; translated by Katherine Silver.
Publisher
New York, New York : David Zwirner Books, [2018]
Distributor
New York, New York : Distributed in the United States and Canada by ARTBOOK/D.A.P. ; London : Distributed outside the United States and Canada by Thames & Hudson, Ltd.
Copyright Date
©2018
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Creator/Contributor Characteristics
Argentines
Series
Ekphrasis series
Ekphrasis (New York, N.Y.)
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical reference.
Language
Translated from the Spanish.
Chronological Term
1900-1999
Added Author
Silver, Katherine, translator.
Chancellor, Will, writer of foreword.
Kleeman, Alexandra, writer of afterword.
Research Call Number
JFC 20-63
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