{"title":"Parnal Chirmuley","description":"\u003cp\u003eParnal Chirmuley’s works delve into the intricate relationship between art and society, exploring themes of cultural expression and the limits of creative power. Readers can expect thought-provoking essays that challenge conventional views on artistic influence and the role of creativity in contemporary life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in the \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e category, Chirmuley’s writing combines sharp intellectual insight with a reflective tone, inviting readers to reconsider the place of art in shaping human experience and social discourse.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-art-of-diremption-on-the-powerlessness-of-art-by-leonhard-emmerling-9781803090344","title":"The Art of Diremption – On the Powerlessness of Art","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn engaging exploration of the meaning and power of art that looks at popular theories through the ages.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the most astonishing aspects of the discourse on contemporary art is the firm and unwavering belief that art has the power to transform society for the better. There seems to be a consensus around the idea that art, especially visual art, is greatly suited to addressing all manner of social, political, economic, ecological, and other imbalances. Celebrated as a powerful remedy for social grievances, art finds its justification in the service it seems to provide to society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut as art historian Leonhard Emmerling contends in this timely volume, this presumptuous heroism shows willful blindness towards art’s subjugation to contradictions inherent in social relations. He argues that the narrative of the power of art has its specific history. In trying to reconstruct this history in \u003cem\u003eThe Art of Diremption – On the Powerlessness of Art\u003c\/em\u003e, he discovers instead art’s fundamental powerlessness as the foundation for art’s political relevance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eArt is weak, argues Emmerling. It, therefore, requires an ethics of weakness, which rejects the discourse of impact and power to enable a politics of art containing the permanence of reflection, the unreliability of thought, and the emergence of form as the event of the new.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a meticulously studied and well-argued case about the “powerlessness of art,” \u003cem\u003eThe Art of Diremption – On the Powerlessness of Art\u003c\/em\u003e will be an important contribution to the field of art, aesthetics, and philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47432804499692,"sku":"9781803090344","price":46.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781803090344.jpg?v=1774766422"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/parnal-chirmuley.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}