Description
Circulation and imitation are key factors in shaping the material world. The authors in this volume explore how technical knowledge, immaterial desires, and political agendas impact the production and consumption of visual and material culture across times and places. Their essays map multidirectional transactions for cultural goods in which source countries can be positioned at the center. Rhapsodic - literally to stitch or weave songs - paired with objects - from thrown against - intertwines complexity and action. Rhapsodic objects thus beckons to the layered narratives of the objects themselves, their making, and their reception over time. The concept further underlines their potential to express creativity, generate emotion, and reveal histories - often tainted with violence.
About the Author
Yaelle Biro, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Noemie Etienne, Universitat Bern.
Book Information
ISBN 9783110656640
Author Yaelle Biro
Format Hardback
Page Count 236
Imprint De Gruyter
Publisher De Gruyter
Weight(grams) 743g
