{"title":"Robert Kilroy","description":"Robert Thomas Kilroy is Lecturer of Art History and Applied Foreign Languages at University Paris Sorbonne, Abu Dhabi.","products":[{"product_id":"marcel-duchamps-fountain-one-hundred-years-later-hardcover","title":"Marcel Duchamp's Fountain: One Hundred Years Later - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book marks the centenary of Marcel Duchamp's\u003ci\u003e Fountain \u003c\/i\u003eby critically re-examining the established interpretation of the work. It introduces a new methodological approach to art-historical practice rooted in a revised understanding of Lacan, Freud and Slavoj Zizek. In weaving an alternative narrative, Kilroy shows us that not only has \u003ci\u003eFountain\u003c\/i\u003e been fundamentally misunderstood but that this very misunderstanding is central to the work's significance. The author brings together Duchamp's own statements to argue \u003ci\u003eFountain\u003c\/i\u003e's verdict was strategically stage-managed by the artist in order to expose the underlying logic of its reception, what he terms 'The Creative Act.' This book will be of interest to a broad range of readers, including art historians, psychoanalysts, scholars and art enthusiasts interested in visual culture and ideological critique.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book marks the centenary of Marcel Duchamp's \u003ci\u003eFountain \u003c\/i\u003eby critically re-examining the established interpretation of the work. It introduces a new methodological approach to art-historical practice rooted in a revised understanding of Lacan, Freud and Slavoj Zizek. In weaving an alternative narrative, Kilroy shows us that not only has\u003ci\u003e Fountain\u003c\/i\u003e been fundamentally misunderstood but that this very misunderstanding is central to the work's significance. The author brings together Duchamp's own statements to argue \u003ci\u003eFountain\u003c\/i\u003e's verdict was strategically stage-managed by the artist in order to expose the underlying logic of its reception, what he terms 'The Creative Act.' This book will be of interest to a broad range of readers, including art historians, psychoanalysts, scholars and art enthusiasts interested in visual culture and ideological critique.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51259147911391,"sku":"9783319691572","price":113.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/JJmQp53XkP9783319691572.webp?v=1787572322"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/robert-kilroy.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}