Alchemy in Contemporary Art analyzes how twentieth-century artists, beginning with French Surrealists of the 1920s, have appropriated concepts and imagery from the western alchemical tradition. Examining artistic production from ca. 1920 to the present, with an emphasis on artistic on the 1970s to 2000, the author discusses the work of familiar as well as lesser known artists to provide a critical, theorized overview of the alchemical tradition in 20th-century art.
Alchemy in Contemporary Art analyzes how twentieth-century artists, beginning with French Surrealists of the 1920s, have appropriated concepts and imagery from the western alchemical tradition. Examining artistic production from ca. 1920 to the present, with an emphasis on artistic on the 1970s to 2000, the author discusses the work of familiar as well as lesser known artists to provide a critical, theorized overview of the alchemical tradition in 20th-century art.
Urszula Szulakowska is a Lecturer in the School of Fine Art, History of Art & Cultural Studies at the University of Leeds, UK. She has written extensively on the history of alchemical illustration from the Renaissance period to the present day.
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Contents: Introduction The alchemical legacy The French Surrealists and alchemy The theatre of alchemy: Artaud, Duchamp, Klein Alchemy in American art? Redemption Black alchemy: the photographic library Gender and abjection Women's alchemy Australian art and the esoteric tradition Earth magic Alchemy and art in the Czech State and Poland Afterthought: politics or poetry? Bibliography Index.
Contents: Introduction The alchemical legacy The French Surrealists and alchemy The theatre of alchemy: Artaud, Duchamp, Klein Alchemy in American art? Redemption Black alchemy: the photographic library Gender and abjection Women's alchemy Australian art and the esoteric tradition Earth magic Alchemy and art in the Czech State and Poland Afterthought: politics or poetry? Bibliography Index.
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