| On Obliteration: An Interview with Françoise Armengaud Concerning the Work of Sacha Sosno Contributor(s): Levinas, Emmanuel (Author), Cohen, Richard A. (Translator), Mersch, Dieter (Epilogue by) |
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ISBN: 3035801444 ISBN-13: 9783035801446 Publisher: Diaphanes OUR PRICE: $19.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Individual Philosophers - Art | Criticism & Theory |
| Series: Think Art |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 4.6" W x 7.4" (0.25 lbs) 108 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Emmanuel Levinas's interview with Fran oise Armengaud in 1988 is one of the only statements we have from the philosopher, who became influential in various disciplines through his ethics that focuses on the fine arts specifically. Presented in English for the first time here, this interview brings us Levinas's understanding of "obliteration" as an uncanny, disruptive, and even "unavailable" concept. Discussing the work of the French sculptor Sacha Sosno, Levinas parses the complex relationship between ethics and aesthetics, examining how they play out in artistic operations and practices. In doing so, he turns away from the "ease and lighthearted casualness of the beautiful" to shed light instead on the processes of material wear and tear and the traces of repair that go into the creation and maintenance of works of art, and which ultimately give them a profound uniqueness of presence. This evocative interview uncovers a hidden thread of aesthetic thinking in Levinas's work and introduces a new way of looking at artistic practices in general. |
Contributor Bio(s): Mersch, Dieter: - Dieter Mersch is head of the Institute for Theory at the Zurich University of the Arts, a member of German Society for Philosophy and the German Society for Aesthetics, and a board member of the Journal of Philosophy of Culture.Levinas, Emmanuel: - Emmanuel Levinas (1906-1995) was a French philosopher of Lithuanian Jewish ancestry who is known for his work related to Jewish philosophy, existentialism, ethics, phenomenology and ontology. |