Trevor Stark (34 results)

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. How cubism and Dada radically reimagined the social nature of language, following the utopian poetic vision of Stephane Mallarme. At the outset of the twentieth century, language became a visual medium and a philosophical problem for European avant-garde artists. In Total Expansion of the Letter, art historian Trevor Stark offers a provocative history of this "linguistic turn," centered on the radical doubt about the social function of language that defined the avant-garde movements. Major cubists and Dadaists-including Pablo Picasso, Marcel Duchamp, and Tristan Tzara-appropriated bureaucratic paperwork, newspapers, popular songs, and advertisements, only to render them dysfunctional and incommunicative. In doing so, Stark argues, these figures contended with the utopian vision of the late nineteenth-century poet Stephane Mallarme, who promised a "total expansion of the letter." In his poems, Mallarme claimed, "the act of writing was scrutinized down to its origins." This scrutiny, however, delivered his work into an indeterminate zone between mediums, social practices, and temporalities-a paradox that reverberates through Stark's wide-ranging case studies in the history of the avant-garde. Stark examines Picasso's nearly abstract works of 1910, which promised to unite painting and writing at the brink of illegibility; the cubists' "hope of an anonymous art," expressed in newspaper collages and industrial colors; the collaborative, cacophonous invention of "simultaneous poems" by the Dadaists in Zurich during World War I; and Duchamp's artistic exploration of chance in gambling and finance. Each of these cases reflected the avant-garde's transformative encounter with the premise of Mallarme's poetics: that language-the very medium of human communication and community-is perpetually in flux and haunted by emptiness.…

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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. How cubism and Dada radically reimagined the social nature of language, following the utopian poetic vision of Stephane Mallarme. At the outset of the twentieth century, language became a visual medium and a philosophical problem for European avant-garde artists. In Total Expansion of the Letter, art historian Trevor Stark offers a provocative history of this "linguistic turn," centered on the radical doubt about the social function of language that defined the avant-garde movements. Major cubists and Dadaists-including Pablo Picasso, Marcel Duchamp, and Tristan Tzara-appropriated bureaucratic paperwork, newspapers, popular songs, and advertisements, only to render them dysfunctional and incommunicative. In doing so, Stark argues, these figures contended with the utopian vision of the late nineteenth-century poet Stephane Mallarme, who promised a "total expansion of the letter." In his poems, Mallarme claimed, "the act of writing was scrutinized down to its origins." This scrutiny, however, delivered his work into an indeterminate zone between mediums, social practices, and temporalities-a paradox that reverberates through Stark's wide-ranging case studies in the history of the avant-garde. Stark examines Picasso's nearly abstract works of 1910, which promised to unite painting and writing at the brink of illegibility; the cubists' "hope of an anonymous art," expressed in newspaper collages and industrial colors; the collaborative, cacophonous invention of "simultaneous poems" by the Dadaists in Zurich during World War I; and Duchamp's artistic exploration of chance in gambling and finance. Each of these cases reflected the avant-garde's transformative encounter with the premise of Mallarme's poetics: that language-the very medium of human communication and community-is perpetually in flux and haunted by emptiness.…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good Condition - May show some limited signs of wear and may have a remainder mark. Pages and dust cover are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. With very good dust jacket. Very Good hardcover with light shelfwear - NICE! Standard-sized.

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Hardback. Condition: New. How cubism and Dada radically reimagined the social nature of language, following the utopian poetic vision of Stà phane Mallarmà . At the outset of the twentieth century, language became a visual medium and a philosophical problem for European avant-garde artists. In Total Expansion of the Letter, art historian Trevor Stark offers a provocative history of this âlinguistic turn,â centered on the radical doubt about the social function of language that defined the avant-garde movements. Major cubists and Dadaistsâ"including Pablo Picasso, Marcel Duchamp, and Tristan Tzaraâ"appropriated bureaucratic paperwork, newspapers, popular songs, and advertisements, only to render them dysfunctional and incommunicative. In doing so, Stark argues, these figures contended with the utopian vision of the late nineteenth-century poet Stà phane Mallarmà , who promised a âtotal expansion of the letter.â In his poems, Mallarmà claimed, âthe act of writing was scrutinized down to its origins.â This scrutiny, however, delivered his work into an indeterminate zone between mediums, social practices, and temporalitiesâ"a paradox that reverberates through Stark's wide-ranging case studies in the history of the avant-garde. Stark examines Picasso's nearly abstract works of 1910, which promised to unite painting and writing at the brink of illegibility; the cubists' âhope of an anonymous art,â expressed in newspaper collages and industrial colors; the collaborative, cacophonous invention of âsimultaneous poemsâ by the Dadaists in Zurich during World War I; and Duchamp's artistic exploration of chance in gambling and finance. Each of these cases reflected the avant-garde's transformative encounter with the premise of Mallarmà 's poetics: that languageâ"the very medium of human communication and communityâ"is perpetually in flux and haunted by emptiness.…

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. How cubism and Dada radically reimagined the social nature of language, following the utopian poetic vision of Stephane Mallarme.At the outset of the twentieth century, language became a visual medium and a philosophical problem for European avant-garde artists. In Total Expansion of the Letter, art historian Trevor Stark offers a provocative history of this "linguistic turn," centered on the radical doubt about the social function of language that defined the avant-garde movements. Major cubists and Dadaists-including Pablo Picasso, Marcel Duchamp, and Tristan Tzara-appropriated bureaucratic paperwork, newspapers, popular songs, and advertisements, only to render them dysfunctional and incommunicative. In doing so, Stark argues, these figures contended with the utopian vision of the late nineteenth-century poet Stephane Mallarme, who promised a "total expansion of the letter."In his poems, Mallarme claimed, "the act of writing was scrutinized down to its origins." This scrutiny, however, delivered his work into an indeterminate zone between mediums, social practices, and temporalities-a paradox that reverberates through Stark's wide-ranging case studies in the history of the avant-garde. Stark examines Picasso's nearly abstract works of 1910, which promised to unite painting and writing at the brink of illegibility; the cubists' "hope of an anonymous art," expressed in newspaper collages and industrial colors; the collaborative, cacophonous invention of "simultaneous poems" by the Dadaists in Zurich during World War I; and Duchamp's artistic exploration of chance in gambling and finance. Each of these cases reflected the avant-garde's transformative encounter with the premise of Mallarme's poetics: that language-the very medium of human communication and community-is perpetually in flux and haunted by emptiness. How cubism and Dada radically reimagined the social nature of language, following the utopian poetic vision of Stephane Mallarme. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Black boards with silver lettering to spine. Octavo. [xiv prelims] 420 pages. 8 pages of colour plates; several b&w photographs and illustrations within the text. An OCTOBER book. Very Good in Good jacket. Page edges slightly tanned. Jacket also tanned at the edges, with an obvious sticker ghost on its back.…

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Hardback. Trevor Stark, MIT Press Ltd. How cubism and Dada radically reimagined the social nature of language, following the utopian poetic vision of Stephane Mallarme.At the outset of the twentieth century, language became a visual medium and a philosophical problem for European avant-garde artists. In Total Expansion of the Letter, art historian Trevor Stark offers a provocative history of this "linguistic turn," centered on the radical doubt about the social function of language that defined the avant-garde movements. Major cubists and Dadaists-including Pablo Picasso, Marcel Duchamp, and Tristan Tzara-appropriated bureaucratic paperwork, newspapers, popular songs, and advertisements, only to render them dysfunctional and incommunicative. In doing so, Stark argues, these figures contended with the utopian vision of the late nineteenth-century poet Stephane Mallarme, who promised a "total expansion of the letter." In his poems, Mallarme claimed, "the act of writing was scrutinized down to its origins." This scrutiny, however, delivered his work into an indeterminate zone between mediums, social practices, and temporalities-a paradox that reverberates through Stark's wide-ranging case studies in the history of the avant-garde. Stark examines Picasso's nearly abstract works of 1910, which promised to unite painting and writing at the brink of illegibility; the cubists' "hope of an anonymous art," expressed in newspaper collages and industrial colors; the collaborative, cacophonous invention of "simultaneous poems" by the Dadaists in Zurich during World War I; and Duchamp's artistic exploration of chance in gambling and finance. Each of these cases reflected the avant-garde's transformative encounter with the premise of Mallarme's poetics- that language-the very medium of human communication and community-is perpetually in flux and haunted by emptiness.Trevor Stark is Assistant Professor of Art History in the Department of Art at the University of Calgary. Hardback.…

Condition: Near Fine. First edition (hardback). 8vo (23cm by 18cm), xiv, 420pp. Text illustrations. Original black boards, dustwrapper. The book is in excellent condition; the dustwrapper is in very good condition (some rubbing of the front panel). ISBN 9780262043717.

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Condition: Near Fine. First edition (hardback). 8vo (23cm by 18cm), xiv, 420pp. Text illustrations. Original black boards, dustwrapper. The book is in excellent condition; the dustwrapper is in very good condition (some light rubbing). ISBN 9780262043717.

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Encuadernación de tapa blanda. Condition: Nuevo. CALL IT SOMETHING ELSE. I think of an animal totem for this man and it is difficult, was it the great white polar bear? the African lion, the elephant. I think I have it the zebra, yes language and power in black and white.

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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. How cubism and Dada radically reimagined the social nature of language, following the utopian poetic vision of Stephane Mallarme.At the outset of the twentieth century, language became a visual medium and a philosophical problem for European avant-garde artists. In Total Expansion of the Letter, art historian Trevor Stark offers a provocative history of this "linguistic turn," centered on the radical doubt about the social function of language that defined the avant-garde movements. Major cubists and Dadaists-including Pablo Picasso, Marcel Duchamp, and Tristan Tzara-appropriated bureaucratic paperwork, newspapers, popular songs, and advertisements, only to render them dysfunctional and incommunicative. In doing so, Stark argues, these figures contended with the utopian vision of the late nineteenth-century poet Stephane Mallarme, who promised a "total expansion of the letter."In his poems, Mallarme claimed, "the act of writing was scrutinized down to its origins." This scrutiny, however, delivered his work into an indeterminate zone between mediums, social practices, and temporalities-a paradox that reverberates through Stark's wide-ranging case studies in the history of the avant-garde. Stark examines Picasso's nearly abstract works of 1910, which promised to unite painting and writing at the brink of illegibility; the cubists' "hope of an anonymous art," expressed in newspaper collages and industrial colors; the collaborative, cacophonous invention of "simultaneous poems" by the Dadaists in Zurich during World War I; and Duchamp's artistic exploration of chance in gambling and finance. Each of these cases reflected the avant-garde's transformative encounter with the premise of Mallarme's poetics: that language-the very medium of human communication and community-is perpetually in flux and haunted by emptiness. How cubism and Dada radically reimagined the social nature of language, following the utopian poetic vision of Stephane Mallarme. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. …

Encuadernación de tapa dura. Condition: Como Nuevo. 276 pp. Retractilado.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1st edition, 1st printing with complete number line. Hardcover with very good dust-jacket. Clean and solid. No tears, stains, or odors. NOT a book club edition. NOT ex-library. Hand-wrapped and packaged in cardboard.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 464 pages. 9.25x7.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Gebunden. Condition: New. Trevor Stark is Assistant Professor of Art History in the Department of Art at the University of Calgary.How cubism and Dada radically reimagined the social nature of language, following the utopian poetic vision of St&#233phane Mallarm&#233.

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2015 OUP hardcover edition. Light reading wear, some pencil annotation else good condition. From the cover: The outcome of innovation processes are determined by complex, historically grown valuation practices. In this book, a wide range of innovations are taken into consideration, from small inventions like entertainment novelties to large societal changes through new technologies. The chapters observe the particular local or distributed sites in which their episodes of innovation take place, and they identify the initial dissonance among those judging a newly proposed alternative. The emphasis of the inquiry, however, is on the practices of valuation that are at work when something succeeds in being 'new'. The authors represent a wide variety of sub-disciplines and national backgrounds in the social sciences. They share an interest in social valuation and a pragmatist approach. The differences between their empirical evidence reflect the wide variety of appearances that valuation takes in contemporary society. They are anthropologists, economic or cultural sociologists, organization researchers, historians or political scientists. A number of chapters deals with aesthetic valuation, as in the tasting of a new vintage, or in the socio-technical process that shaped successful synthesizer sounds. Other chapters discuss the judgment processes in organizations, like architect offices or consultancy firms, and processes of evaluation and valorization in larger fields of practice, like accounting or mathematics. The studies are both of interest in their various professional fields, and contribute to a more general understanding of the social and cultural conditions under which innovations fail and succeed. Contents Pragmatist Perspectives on Valuation: An Introduction by Michael Hutter and David Stark Part I. Varieties of Aesthetic Valuation Moments in the Valuation of Sound: The Early History of Synthesizers by Trevor Pinch Paying Attention: What is Tasting Wine About? by Antoine Hennion Dissonant Translations: Artistic Sources of Innovation in Creative Industries by Michael Hutter Evaluating Valuation: Connoisseurship, Technology, and Art Attribution in an American Court of Law by John Brewer An Evaluative Biography of Cynical Realism and Political Pop by Svetlana Kharchenkova and Olav Velthuis Part II. Devices Valorizuing Uncertain Aesthetic Experiences Playing Nice, Being Mean, and the Space In Between: Book Critics and the Difficulties of Writing Bad Reviews by Phillipa K. Chong Structures of the Tasted: Restaurant Reviews in Berlin Between 1995 and 2012 by Sophie Mützel Making Things Precious: A Pragmatist Inquiry into the Valuation of Luxury Perfumes by Anne-Sophie Trébuchet-Breitwiller Part III. Valuation in Fields of Practice When Principles of Evaluation Clash: Assessing the Value of a Demonstration in Artificial Intelligence by Claude Rosental Accounting and the Plasticity of Valuation by Andrea Mennicken and Michael Power Clean and Profitable: Entangling Valuations in Environmental Entrepreneurship by Liliana Doganova and Peter Karnoe Reframing Expertise: The Rise of Behavioral Insights and Interventions in Public Policy by Holger Strassheim, Arlena Jung, and Rebecca-Lea Korinek Part IV. Valuation Within Organizations Epistemic Dissonance: Reconfiguring Valuation in Architectural Practice by Ignacio Farías Sources of Newness in Organizations: Sand, Oil, Energy, and Artists by Ariane Berthoin Antal Performing Worth: Shareholder Value and Management Consultancy in Post-Mao China by Kimberly Chong.…

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