Lifework: On the Autobiographical Impulse in Contemporary Art, Writing, and Theory

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Moran Sheleg

Lifework

On the Autobiographical Impulse in Contemporary Art, Writing, and Theory

Moran Sheleg

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Manchester University Press
06 November 2024

History of Art & Design Styles; Autobiography: arts & entertainment; Interdisciplinary studies

Following the critical scepticism surrounding the notion of the 'self' as a singular entity during the 1960s, many artists and writers sought to test the apparent problem posed by autobiography as both a traditional genre and as a way of working. Considering the consequent emergence of autotheory, Lifework traces this shift in artistic and literary production during the late twentieth century and beyond, examining a set of diverse practices that mine the line between what it is to make art and what it is to live life. The book's chapters connect a variety of artistic strategies that cut across medium, geography and time, uncovering how the historical marginalisation of first-person experience has taken on larger social, cultural and political implications in the contemporary moment and how the work of living might still relate to the work of art.

Edited by: Moran Sheleg
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 170mm, Spine: 27mm
Weight: 904g
ISBN: 9781526172471
ISBN 10: 152617247X
Pages: 334
Publication Date: 06 November 2024
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Moran Sheleg is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at the University of East Anglia

Reviews for Lifework: On the Autobiographical Impulse in Contemporary Art, Writing, and Theory

'Lifework offers an inspiring intellectual history of the trends flagged by its title... [and] transforms the concept of selfhood into something meaningful once again.' Burlington Magazine -- .