The foremost philosopher of art argues for a new politics of looking
Jacques Rancière is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Paris-VIII. His books include The Politics of Aesthetics, On the Shores of Politics, Short Voyages to the Land of the People, The Nights of Labor, Staging the People, and The Emancipated Spectator.
In this follow-up to his fruitful The Future of the Image, French
philosopher Rancière argues forcefully against familiar critiques
of the 'spectacle' ... This persuasive argument is fleshed out
through close readings of art, ¬photography, literature and video
installation, and a drily amusing analysis of leftwing 'melancholy'
and 'rightwing frenzy' in critiques of ¬capitalism.
*Guardian*
What we see here is Ranciere developing a unique voice as a
political theorist.
*Bookforum*
French philosopher Jacques Ranciere is a refreshing read for anyone
concerned with what art has to do with politics and society.
*Art Review*
Ranciere's writings offer one of the few conceptualizations of how
we are to continue to resist.
*Slavoj Zizek*
The Emancipated Spectator is intended to improve our comprehension
of art and deepen our grasp of the politics of perception ... [it
has an] impressive concern with the political analysis of art and
the use of imagery
*Times Higher Education*
What we are given is, above all, a figure of the spectator whose
capacities to sense and think are greater than we have been
prepared to conceive.
*Radical Philosophy*
His art lies in the rigor of his argument-its careful, precise
unfolding -and at the same time not treating his reader, whether
university professor or unemployed actress, as an imbecile.
*Kristin Ross*
In the face of impossible attempts to proceed with progressive
ideas within the terms of postmodernist discourse, Rancière shows a
way out of the malaise.
*Liam Gillick*
It's clear that Jacques Rancière is relighting the flame that was
extinguished for many-that is why he serves as such a signal
reference today.
*Thomas Hirschhorn*
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