《Artist Animal》是英國藝術史學者Steve Baker於2013年由University of Minnesota Press出版的藝術理論專著，隸屬於Posthumanities叢書系列。該書以後人類主義思潮與動物權益運動為背景，探討當代藝術中人與動物關係的重新界定，強調突破傳統藝術將動物視為隱喻符號的創作範式。
書中通過分析Sue Coe、Eduardo Kac等藝術家的實踐案例，展現當代藝術如何將動物作為獨立生命體進行創作，涉及生態倫理、身體介入實驗及跨物種共情等議題。作者結合訪談與圖像資料，提出藝術創造力在消解人類中心主義中的可能性，並引發“動物是否構成創作媒介”的倫理思辨。全書附有全彩作品插圖，直觀呈現非人類生命敘事的藝術表達路徑。
基本介紹
- ISBN：9780816680672
- 作者：Steve Baker
- 出版社：University Of Minnesota Press
- 出版時間：2013年2月27日
- 頁數：304
- 定價：USD 29.95
- 裝幀：Paperback
- 叢書：Posthumanities
內容簡介
Animals have always been compelling subjects for artists, but the rise of animal advocacy and posthumanist thought has prompted a reconsideration of the relationship between artist and animal. In this book, Steve Baker examines the work of contemporary artists who directly confront questions of animal life, treating animals not for their aesthetic qualities or as symbols of the...(展開全部) Animals have always been compelling subjects for artists, but the rise of animal advocacy and posthumanist thought has prompted a reconsideration of the relationship between artist and animal. In this book, Steve Baker examines the work of contemporary artists who directly confront questions of animal life, treating animals not for their aesthetic qualities or as symbols of the human condition but rather as beings who actively share the world with humanity. The concerns of the artists presented in this book—Sue Coe, Eduardo Kac, Lucy Kimbell, Catherine Chalmers, Olly and Suzi, Angela Singer, Catherine Bell, and others—range widely, from the ecological to the philosophical and from those engaging with the modification of animal bodies to those seeking to further the cause of animal rights. Drawing on extensive interviews he conducted with the artists under consideration, Baker explores the vital contribution that contemporary art can make to a broader conception of animal life, emphasizing the importance of creativity and trust in both the making and understanding of these artworks. Throughout, Baker is attentive to issues of practice, form, and medium. He asks, for example, whether the animal itself could be said to be the medium in which these artists are working, and he highlights the tensions between creative practice and certain kinds of ethical demands or expectations. Featuring full-color, vivid examples of their work, Artist Animal situates contemporary artists within the wider project of thinking beyond the human, asserting art’s power to open up new
