Chapter Six: Language, from Themes of Contemporary Art, Visual Art After 1980 by Jean Robertson and Craig McDaniel.
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This post is a chapter summary from the above mentioned book. I originally bought this book for my undergrad Senior Seminar course with Kasarian Dane and Lisa VanArragon. The book covers what it explains as the main themes in contemporary art since 1980, Time, Place, Identity, The Body, Language, and Spirituality. I am reviewing this chapter as part of my series on semiotics.
Abstract: In this series of posts I will looking first at semiotics (semiology) beginning with a definition and critical examination of semiotics, which I will use as a starting point for re-viewing several artist’s work or thoughts (writing, statements and interviews). Continue Reading →