Rhapsodic Objects
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- ISBN 9783110656640
- Weight: 743g
- Dimensions: 170 x 240mm
- Publication Date: 04 Jan 2022
- Publisher: De Gruyter
- Publication City/Country: DE
- Product Form: Hardback
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Circulation and imitation are key factors in shaping the material world. The authors in this volume explore how technical knowledge, immaterial desires, and political agendas impact the production and consumption of visual and material culture across times and places. Their essays map multidirectional transactions for cultural goods in which source countries can be positioned at the center. Rhapsodic – literally to stitch or weave songs – paired with objects – from thrown against – intertwines complexity and action. Rhapsodic objects thus beckons to the layered narratives of the objects themselves, their making, and their reception over time. The concept further underlines their potential to express creativity, generate emotion, and reveal histories – often tainted with violence.
Yaëlle Biro, Metropolitan Museum of Art; Noémie Étienne, Universität Bern.
