Trauma and Affect, (Mis)Understanding Pain in Art and Culture
Ernst van Alphen
Ernst van Alphen examines trauma and affect as two influential, but often confused and overused, concepts in art, literary, and cultural criticism since the 1990s. Drawing on visual art and literature, he shows how trauma returns from the past in the present, and how affect can be transformed into critical making and thinking.
ISBN 978-94-93246-56-0
Publisher: Valiz
Price: 32,00 €
Beautiful Madness
Art Writing as Art Curating
Mark Kremer
Mark Kremer explores the close kinship between curating and art writing, both of which create meaningful narratives about artists and their work. Bringing together texts written between 1993 and 2023, he reflects on contemporary art through five themes: Trace, Gesture, Rudiment, Polyphony, and Courage.
ISBN 978-94-93246-36-2
Publisher: Valiz
Price: 34,00 €
Burning Images
A History of Effigy Protests
Florian Göttke
Florian Göttke examines hanging and burning effigies as a theatrical form of political protest that has gained visibility in the media, from Afghanistan and Iraq to the Arab Spring and US domestic politics. The book traces the roots, aesthetics, rituals, and media strategies of this protest form, and reflects on what it reveals about conflicts at the edges of contemporary liberal democracy.
ISBN 978-94-92095-96-1
Publisher: Valiz
Price: 30,00 €
The Architecture of Loneliness
Reflections on Displacement and Welcoming
Editor: Mieke Bal
This book brings together three essays on loneliness as something closely tied to meeting the other. The authors reflect on displacement, hospitality, and the impact of social media, asking how people can still find trust, welcome, and meaningful connection in a difficult political climate.
In our current harsh political climate this book encourages a heartfelt interest and connection with your ‘neighbour’, close and far.
ISBN 978-94-93246-35-5
Publisher: Valiz
Price: 25,00 €
