Destruction Rites Ephemerality And (8 items)

Paperback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; In the early sixties, crowds gathered to watch rites of destruction - from the demolition derby where makeshift cars crashed into each other for sport, to concerts where musicians destroyed their instruments, to performances of self-des

Paperback / softback. New. In the early sixties, crowds gathered to watch rites of destruction - from the demolition derby where makeshift cars crashed into each other for sport, to concerts where musicians destroyed their instruments, to performances of self-destructing machines staged by contemporary artists. Destruction, in both its playful and fearsome aspects, was ubiquitous in the new Atomic Age. This complicated subjectivity was not just a way for people to find catharsis amid the fears of annihilation and postwar trauma, but also a complex instantiation of ideological crisis in a time with some seriously conflicted political myths. Destruction Rites explores the ephemeral visual culture of destruction in the postwar era and its links to contemporary art. It examines the demolition derby; games and toys based on warfare; playgrounds situated in bomb sites; and the rise of garage sales, where goods designed for obsolescence and destined for the garbage heap are reclaimed and repurposed by local… Read more

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pp. 272 . Papeback. New.

Ava Pub Sa, 2023. Paperback. New. 272 pages. 8.50x5.51x1.00 inches.

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Tauris Academic Studies, 2017. Hardcover. New. 224 pages. 8.75x5.50x1.00 inches.