Claude Minière Examines Ezra Pound's Chinese Character in Artpress
In a February 2007 article for Artpress, Claude Minière questions the contemporary relevance of Ezra Pound's work on the Chinese character, given the perceived degradation of language and a narrow conception of modernity that reduces humanity to a free yet miserable subjectivity.
Key facts
- Claude Minière wrote an article for Artpress.
- The article was published in February 2007.
- The article is titled 'Pound caractère chinois'.
- It discusses Ezra Pound's engagement with the Chinese character.
- Minière questions whether Pound can be read today.
- The article critiques the current state of language as devastated.
- It criticizes the modern conception of modernity as narrow and metaphysical.
- Modernity is described as revolving around humanity as free and miserable subjectivity.
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Artists
- Claude Minière
- Ezra Pound
Institutions
- Artpress
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