The Art of Cruelty: A Reckoning

Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, General Art, Criticism
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Author: Maggie Nelson ISBN: 9780393082234
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Publication: July 11, 2011
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company Language: English
Author: Maggie Nelson
ISBN: 9780393082234
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication: July 11, 2011
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English

“This is criticism at its best.”—Carolyn Kellogg, Los Angeles Times

Writing in the tradition of Susan Sontag and Elaine Scarry, Maggie Nelson has emerged as one of our foremost cultural critics with this landmark work about representations of cruelty and violence in art. From Sylvia Plath’s poetry to Francis Bacon’s paintings, from the Saw franchise to Yoko Ono’s performance art, Nelson’s nuanced exploration across the artistic landscape ultimately offers a model of how one might balance strong ethical convictions with an equally strong appreciation for work that tests the limits of taste, taboo, and permissibility.

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“This is criticism at its best.”—Carolyn Kellogg, Los Angeles Times

Writing in the tradition of Susan Sontag and Elaine Scarry, Maggie Nelson has emerged as one of our foremost cultural critics with this landmark work about representations of cruelty and violence in art. From Sylvia Plath’s poetry to Francis Bacon’s paintings, from the Saw franchise to Yoko Ono’s performance art, Nelson’s nuanced exploration across the artistic landscape ultimately offers a model of how one might balance strong ethical convictions with an equally strong appreciation for work that tests the limits of taste, taboo, and permissibility.

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