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Anselm Kiefer and the Philosophy of Martin Heidegger

Anselm Kiefer and the Philosophy of Martin Heidegger - Contemporary Artists and Their Critics

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Publisher's Synopsis

Anselm Kiefer and the Philosophy of Martin Heidegger is a work of cultural history that situates the art works of one of the most important contemporary painters in relation to the existential, phenomenological and hermeneutic philosophy of Heidegger. Analyzing the development of Kiefer's art in terms of subjectivity, intersubjectivity, history, and technology, Matthew Biro demonstrates that the artist's subjects reflect and transform the philosopher's theoretical interests and intellectual development. The works of Kiefer and Heidegger, Biro argues, present a constellation of issues that unite German art and theory for most of the twentieth century. Showing the aesthetic relevance of the three stages of Heidegger's philosophical thought to Kiefer's work, this book also demonstrates the impact of Kiefer's art works on contemporary art and theory.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780521591706
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 709.2
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 319
Weight: 1230g
Height: 253mm
Width: 177mm
Spine width: 28mm