Art & Aesthetics

Introducing Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art

A Case-Driven Approach

Darren Hudson Hick, Furman University, USA Using a case-driven approach, Introducing Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art is grounded in real-world examples that propel thought, debate, and discussion about the nature of art and beauty Now in its 3rd edition, this tried-and-tested text features fresh cases and new activities Hands-on Do Aesthetics! activities pepper the text, and Challenge Cases appear at the end of each chapter to test intuitions, to complicate the field of discussion, and to set a path forward. Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wall-Paper” serves as a recurring case throughout

UK January 2023 • US January 2023 • 352 pages • 25 bw illus PB 9781350256767 • £2199 / $2995 • HB 9781350256750 • £6500 / $9000 ePub 9781350256781 • £1979 / $2747 ePdf 9781350256774 • £1979 / $2747 Bloomsbury Academic

Black Art and Aesthetics

Relationalities, Interiorities, Reckonings

Edited by Michael Kelly, University of North Carolina, USA & Monique Roelofs, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands Highlighting emerging forms of Black aesthetics across the arts, culture, and theory, and comprised of essays, poetry, images, and interviews, this anthology provides an unprecedented view of this field. Black aesthetics emerges in the work of artists uncovering affective histories, museums critiquing racial inequities in gallery culture, or in aesthetic forms of Black activists seeking social justice Assembling a stellar slate of renowned and established scholars and artists, Black Art and Aesthetics unites Angela Davis, Paul C Taylor, Vijay Iyer, Claudine Rankine, Kara Walker, Theaster Gates, and many other earlycareer practitioners and theorists

UK June 2023 • US June 2023 • 320 pages PB 9781350294622 • £2199 / $2995 • HB 9781350294639 • £6500 / $9000 ePub 9781350294608 • £1979 / $2747 ePdf 9781350294615 • £1979 / $2747 Bloomsbury Academic Malcolm Miles, Independent Scholar, UK Art has always been central to moments of great social change However, in an increasingly fractured world characterised by upheaval and crisis, what role can art play in ushering in transformation? Offering a guide to contemporary art and activism, Malcolm Miles explores the rise of direct action to replace representational politics in movements like Occupy, Extinction Rebellion and the destruction of slaver statues, and identifies the parallels in anti-institutional art practices Art Rebellion is both an overview of political aesthetics and an introduction to how art activism works in its most memorable moments in history

UK January 2023 • US January 2023 • 224 pages • 15 bw illus PB 9781350239982 • £2199 / $2995 • HB 9781350239975 • £6500 / $9000 ePub 9781350240001 • £1979 / $2747 ePdf 9781350239999 • £1979 / $2747 Bloomsbury Academic

Rethinking Dwelling

Heidegger, Place, Architecture

Jeff Malpas, University of Tasmania, Australia Over the last 20 years, Jeff Malpas’ research has involved his engagement with architects and other thinkers around the issues of place, architecture and landscape, and particularly the way these practitioners have used the work of Heidegger In Rethinking Dwelling, Malpas explores these issues in a way that is directly informed by an understanding of human relation to place Engaging with a range of architectural and design concerns, including the relation between building and memory and the idea of authenticity in architecture, this book departs from the traditional phenomenological focus and provides a new ontological assessment of landscape and architecture

UK February 2023 • US February 2023 • 256 pages • 20 bw illus PB 9781350253148 • £2899 / $3995 Previously published in HB 9781350172913 ePub 9781350172920 • £7650 / $10578 ePdf 9781350172937 • £7650 / $10578 Bloomsbury Academic

Aesthetics and Contemporary Art

David Carrier, University of Pittsburgh, USA & Tiziana Andina, University of Turin, Italy

A Philosophy of Visual Metaphor in Contemporary Art

Mark Staff Brandl, Art Academy of Liechtenstein and Higher Professional College for Art in St. Gallen, Switzerland Taking into consideration how metaphors are inventively embodied in the formal, technical, and stylistic aspects of visual artworks, this book shows how extensively artists rely on creative metaphor within their work Exploring the work of a broad variety of artists – including Dawoud Bey, Dan Ramirez, Gaëlle Villedary, Raoul Deal, Sonya Clark, Titus Kaphar, Charles Boetschi, and more– Mark Staff Brandl argues that metaphors are the foundation of visual thought, are chiefly determined by bodily and environmental experiences, and are embodied in artistic form This is essential reading for art historians, practitioners, and analytic philosophers working in aesthetics and meaning

UK February 2023 • US February 2023 • 240 pages • 21 bw illus HB 9781350073838 • £8500 / $11500 ePub 9781350073852 • £7650 / $10578 ePdf 9781350073845 • £7650 / $10578 Series: Aesthetics and Contemporary Art • Bloomsbury Academic

The Turn to Provisionality in Contemporary Art

Negative Work

Raphael Rubinstein, University of Houston, USA In this collection of essays, Raphael Rubinstein surveys the historical and philosophical underpinnings of provisionality in recent visual art and examines the works of individual artists in detail He also engages crucial texts by Samuel Beckett and philosopher Gianni Vattimo Reexamining several decades of painting practices, Rubinstein argues that provisionality, in all its many forms, has been both a foundational element in the history of modern art and the encapsulation of an attitude that is profoundly contemporary

UK January 2023 • US January 2023 • 192 pages • 5 bw illus HB 9781350243712 • £8500 / $11500 ePub 9781350243736 • £7650 / $10578 ePdf 9781350243729 • £7650 / $10578 Series: Aesthetics and Contemporary Art • Bloomsbury Academic