Claire Brunet Diagnoses Crisis in Aesthetic Discourse
In a 1992 article for Artpress, Claire Brunet examines the state of aesthetic discourse, arguing that the economic crisis in the West has exacerbated a deeper crisis in artistic thought and creation. After twelve years of postmodernism, with its eclecticism and principle of derealization, Brunet, along with Marc Jimenez and Jacqueline Lichtenstein, calls for a rereading of modernity. Brunet's analysis focuses on how pleasure has been abandoned in favor of truth effects.
Key facts
- Article published in Artpress on July 8, 1992.
- Author: Claire Brunet.
- Co-contributors: Marc Jimenez and Jacqueline Lichtenstein.
- Thesis: economic crisis in the West deepens a crisis in artistic thought.
- Critique of twelve years of postmodernism.
- Calls for a rereading of modernity.
- Focus on abandonment of pleasure for truth effects.
- PDF available for download.
Entities
Artists
- Claire Brunet
- Marc Jimenez
- Jacqueline Lichtenstein
Institutions
- Artpress
Sources
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