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Systems of Art

Art, History and Systems Theory

by Francis Halsall (Author)
©2008 Monographs 253 Pages

Summary

Systems theory emerged in the mid-20th century along with related theories such as Cybernetics and Information Theory. Recently it has included Complexity Theory, Chaos Theory and Social Systems Theory. Systems theory understands phenomena in terms of the systems of which they are part.
This book is about a systems theoretical approach to thinking about art. It examines what it means to look to systems theory both for its implications for artistic practice and as a theory of art. This publication provides a sustained discussion on the application of systems theory to an account of art.

Details

Pages
253
Year
2008
ISBN (Softcover)
9783039110735
Language
English
Keywords
Kunstsoziologie Systemtheorie Systems-Aesthetic Chaos Theory Art History Cybernetic
Published
Oxford, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, New York, Wien, 2008. 253 pp., 17 ill.

Biographical notes

Francis Halsall (Author)

The Author: Francis Halsall is lecturer in the History and Theory of Modern and Contemporary Art at the National College of Art & Design (Dublin). He has an M.A. and Ph.D. in Art History (Glasgow). His doctorate focused on sociological theories of art after modernism (and in particular the systems theoretical approach such as that of Niklas Luhmann).

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