Stretching Out
Species Extinction and Planetary Aesthetics in Contemporary Art
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 8093614 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Susan Ballard (0000-0002-3365-1825, autor de correspondencia) |
| Año | 2017 |
| Volumen | 17 |
| Número | 1 |
| Páginas | 2-16 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2017-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | No |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Australian and New Zealand Journal of Art (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 1443-4318 • E-ISSN: 2203-1871 |
| Editorial | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14434318.2017.1333403 |
| OpenAlex | W2745868092 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Referencias citadas | 2 |
There is madness in species extinction.The horn has been removed from the last male northern white rhino on earth and he has two armed guards 24 hours a day.The huia in New Zealand were killed off by the desire for white-tipped tail feathers in Victorian hats.We fear the extinction of rhinos, we mourn the extinction of the huia, yet we might need reminding to also show concern for the extinction of the dung beetle.This paper looks at the ways that artists are engaging with these difficult events.By placing Gayatri Spivak's call for a planetarity of thought in conversation with Donna Haraway's practice of 'making kin,' I argue that art history is a practice of planetary aesthetics.In discussion of recent works by Shannon
Aesthetics · Art · Astrobiology · Biology · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Extinction (optical mineralogy · Nothing · Geographies of human-animal interactions · Paleontology · Philosophy
| Velocidad de citación | historical |
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| Altamente citado | No |