This ground-breaking new history of modern art explores the relationship between art and knowledge from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present day. Each chapter examines artistic responses to a particular discipline of knowledge, from quantum theory and theosophy to cybernetics and ethnic futurisms. The authors argue that art's incursion into other intellectual disciplines is a defining characteristic of both modernism and postmodernism. Throughout, the volume poses a series of larger questions: is art a source of knowledge? If so, what kind of knowledge? And, ultimately, can it contribute to our understanding of the world in ways that thinkers from other fields should take seriously?

About the Author

James Fox is Director of Studies in History of Art at Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge

Vid Simoniti is a Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Liverpool

Book Information
ISBN 9781526164278
Author James Fox
Format Paperback
Page Count 352
Imprint Manchester University Press
Publisher Manchester University Press
Weight(grams) 813g
Dimensions(mm) 240mm * 170mm * 24mm