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Paolozzi and Wittgenstein

The Artist and the Philosopher

Palgrave Macmillan
  • Illuminates the links between Eduardo Paolozzi and Ludwig Wittgenstein

  • Explores how Wittgenstein's idea of art influenced the initiator of pop art

  • Provides cross-disciplinary insight into Wittengenstein's philosophy as applied to contemporary art

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
  2. An Introduction to the Artist Who “Needed” Wittgenstein

    • Diego Mantoan, Luigi Perissinotto
    Pages 1-11
  3. Back Matter

    Pages 209-222

About this book

This impressive edited collection investigates the relationship between British Pop Art pioneer Eduardo Paolozzi and the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein. At this time, when Paolozzi’s oeuvre is in the process of being rediscovered, his long-time fascination with Wittgenstein requires thorough exploration, as it discloses a deeper understanding of his artistic production, further helping to reassess the philosopher’s actual impact on visual arts and its theory in the second half of the 20th century.

 

With 13 diverse and comprehensive chapters, bringing together philosophers and art historians, this volume aims at retracing and pondering the influence of Wittgenstein on the idea of art in Paolozzi, thus giving an unprecedented insight into Wittgenstein’s philosophy as employed by contemporary artists.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Venice, Italy

    Diego Mantoan, Luigi Perissinotto

About the editors

Diego Mantoan, Assistant Professor in Contemporary Art History at Ca’ Foscari University Venice (Italy), works for renowned art archives across Europe and his earlier book “The Road To Parnassus” (2015) entered the 2016 Berger Prize long-list of The British Art Journal.

 

Luigi Perissinotto, Professor of Philosophy of Language and former Head of the Department of Philosophy and Cultural Heritage at Ca’ Foscari University Venice (Italy), is a renowned scholar of philosophy of language and a specialist in Wittgenstein.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Paolozzi and Wittgenstein

  • Book Subtitle: The Artist and the Philosopher

  • Editors: Diego Mantoan, Luigi Perissinotto

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15846-0

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-15845-3Published: 22 May 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-15846-0Published: 10 May 2019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 222

  • Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 13 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Aesthetics, Analytic Philosophy

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eBook USD 79.99
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Hardcover Book USD 99.99
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