Ruins

by Brian Dillon

A comprehensive examination of "ruins" of the modern era in contemporary art and cultural theory.

The "ruins" of the modern era are the landmarks of recent art's turn toward site and situation, history and memory. The abiding interest of artists in ruination and decay has led in particular to the concept of the modern ruin--an ambiguous site of artistic and architectural modernism, personal and collective memories, and the cultural afterlife...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262516373
• ISBN13: 9780262516372
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher