Concerning Consequences: Studies in Art, Destruction, and Trauma
Kristine Stiles
Abstract
This book examines the significance of traumatic experiences both in the individual lives and works of artists and in contemporary international cultures since World War II. The book considers some of the most notorious art of the second half of the twentieth century by artists who use their bodies to address destruction and violence. The chapters in this book focus primarily on performance art and photography. From war and environmental pollution to racism and sexual assault, the book analyzes the consequences of trauma as seen in the works of artists like Marina Abramovic, Pope.L, and Chris ... More
This book examines the significance of traumatic experiences both in the individual lives and works of artists and in contemporary international cultures since World War II. The book considers some of the most notorious art of the second half of the twentieth century by artists who use their bodies to address destruction and violence. The chapters in this book focus primarily on performance art and photography. From war and environmental pollution to racism and sexual assault, the book analyzes the consequences of trauma as seen in the works of artists like Marina Abramovic, Pope.L, and Chris Burden. Assembling rich intellectual explorations on everything from Paleolithic paintings to the Bible's patriarchal legacies to documentary images of nuclear explosions, the book explores how art can provide a distinctive means of understanding trauma and promote individual and collective healing.
Keywords:
trauma studies,
international culture,
destruction,
violence,
performance art,
photography,
war,
environmental pollution,
racism,
sexual assault
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2016 |
Print ISBN-13: 9780226774510 |
| Published to Chicago Scholarship Online: September 2017 |
DOI:10.7208/chicago/9780226304403.001.0001 |
