Paradoxes of Appearing: Essays on Art, Architecture and Philosophy

By: Andersen, Michael Asgaard

The book contains a collection of essays by scholars and artists from a range of different fields including art, art history, architectural theory and philosophy. The essays are based on papers given at a symposium in Copenhagen in June 2008 and refer to the following considerations: When spectators confront and designers invent works of art and architecture, vital questions regarding their appearance arise. Based on multiple discourses on these subjects, contemporary positions in art, architecture and philosophy draw up new challenges, especially with regard to the creative practices. Within and between these positions emerge potentials for modes of thinking and doing with a new sensitivity. Contributors include Michael Asgaard Andersen and Henrik Oxvig, Renaud Barbaras, Andrew Benjamin, Olafur Eliasson, Sanford Kwinter, David Leatherbarrow, Martin Seel, David Summers, and Sven-Olov Wallenstein.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3037781920
• ISBN13: 9783037781920
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Lars Müller Publishers
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.4" x 0.7" x 6.5"