An Inventory of Shimmers: Objects of Intimacy in Contemporary Art

by Henriette Huldisch

Eugenie Brinkema, Johanna Burton, and Emily Watlington

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Affect is an essentially indefinable, largely non-conscious quality that correlates to the experience of diverse emotional and physiological states. This exciting book examines the idea of affect in art. Drawing from an international cadre of contemporary artists working in a variety of media, this book addresses the question of how bodies are affected by intimate relationships with and through objects. The book investigates the kinds of intimate relationships we form with art; explores how art acts as a vehicle for affective engagement or transactions of desire; what role gender plays in affect; and how we experience this force in works of art.
  • ISBN10 3791356119
  • ISBN13 9783791356112
  • Publish Date 1 May 2017
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 9 May 2024
  • Publish Country DE
  • Imprint Prestel