Adrain Piper (2 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Paperback with french-flaps. Very light shelf-wear: scuffing to edges, else fine.

Paperback. Condition: New. Funk is best known as a style of dance music that originated in the African-American community in the 1960s. Funkaesthetics is premised on the idea that Funk constitutes a uniquely rich system of thought. With its interest in ancient Egypt and the allegorical futures of science-fiction and its focus on the figure of the the alien, Funk manifests a vision of time and identity as mutable and open to transformation. This collection of original essays explores the social, political, pedagogical, and aesthetic influences of Funk culture within a trans-historical context. Participating artists include Pedro Bell, George Clinton and Will Munro. Published with the Justina M. Barnicke Gallery.…