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Reclaiming Art in the Age of Artifice

Reclaiming Art in the Age of Artifice

Martel, J. F.
Tartt, Donna

Paperback

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Publisher Price: $18.99

ISBN10: 1541607244
ISBN13: 9781541607248
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: May 6 2025
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.45
Height: 0.70 Width: 5.40 Depth: 8.20
Language: English
A compelling call to rediscover the transformative power of art in an age of distraction, coercion, and spectacle - featuring an introduction from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Donna Tartt

In Reclaiming Art in the Age of Artifice, J. F. Martel offers a compelling and incisive meditation on the nature of art in a world dominated by invasive media, rampant consumer culture, and artificial intelligence. Drawing on a wide range of examples, from Paleolithic cave art to contemporary cinema, Martel argues that true art reveals the unseen forces shaping our existence--forces that transcend politics, technology, and even culture. In contrast to artifice, which seeks to manipulate or distract, authentic art calls us back to the essence of things, opening rifts onto the sublime and the weird and reconnecting us with the radical mystery at the heart of the world.

Featuring an introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Donna Tartt, this edition also includes a new afterword by the author, reflecting on the continued relevance of art in our increasingly mediated world.

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