Full Description
By paying tribute to matter, materiality and materialisation, the examples of contemporary art assembled in What's Next? Eco Materialism and Contemporary Art challenge the social, cultural and ethical norms that prevailed in the twentieth century. This significant frontier of contemporary culture is identified as Eco Materialism because it affirms the emergent philosophy of Neo Materialism and attends to the pragmatic urgency of environmentalism.
In this highly original book, Linda Weintraub surveys the work of 40 international artists who present materiality as a strategy to convert society's environmental neglect into responsible stewardship. These bold art initiatives, enriched by their associations with philosophy, ecology and cultural critique, bear the hallmark of a significant new art movement. This accessible text, written for students and a wider readership, is augmented with interactive opportunities that actuate eco material attitudes and behaviours. They invite readers to engage in this timely arena of contemporary art.
Printed in high quality black and white throughout, colour reproductions of the artworks discussed are available to view through the author's website.
Contents
PREFACE: How Materiality Shaped This Book
INTRODUCTION: Where to Begin?
ECO MATERIAL ALLURES & REPULSIONS
Fingernails - Tim Hawkinson
Blood - Marc Quinn
Placentas - Gu Wenda
Sweat Caitlin - Pautler Albritton
Tears - Rose-Lynn Fisher
Ear Wax - Amanda Cotton
Breast Milk - Jess Dobkin
Fat - Sun Yuan and Peng Yu
Spit - Spurse
Hair - Germaine Koh
Feces - Terence Koh
Corpse - Maurizio Montalti
Reader Interaction
ARCHETYPES OF MATERIAL USE & DISUSE
Pet Archetype - Amy M. Youngs
Sacred Archetype - Walter De Maria
Hazard Archetype - Hilda Hellström
Specimen Archetype - Alexandra Regan Toland
Resource Archetype - Jon Cohrs
Aesthetic Archetype - Laura Parker
Merchandise Archetype - Joe Scanlan
Reader Interaction
ECO MATERIAL OPERATIVES
Do-It-Without-People - James Bridle
Do-It-Yourself - Thomas Thwaites
Do-It-As-Community - Mary Mattingly
Do-It-As-Troop - Francis Alÿs
Do-It-With-Site - Rachael Mellors
Reader Interaction
ECO MATERIAL TOOLS
Fire Burns - Bruce Davies
Fire Melts Metals - Futurefarmers
Fire Sinters - Markus Kayser
Fire Cooks - Spurse
Reader Interaction
ECO MATERIAL CREATIVITY
Water Condenses - Simparch
Water Dissolves - Dove Bradshaw
Water Forms Freshwater - Biomes Pierre Huyghe
Water Provides Marine Habitats - Jason deCaires Taylor
Water Inspires Reverence - Red Earth
Reader Interaction
ECO MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY
E-Energy Consumption - Gebhard Sengmüller
E-Omnipresence - Germaine Koh
E-Waste - Raphael Perret
E-Systems - SEAD/Angelo Vermeulen
E-Memory - Alice Anderson
E-Prayer - Kal Spelletich
Reader Interaction
WHAT'S NEXT?
Option 1: Desperation Chim↑Pom
Option 2: Relocation Zbigniew Oksiuta
Option 3: Recuperation Natalie Jeremijenko
Reader Interaction
