THE EMANCIPATED SPECTATOR

The foremost philosopher of art argues for a new politics of looking. The theorists of art and film commonly depict the modern audie nce as aesthetically and politically passive. In response, both artists and thinkers have sought to transform the spectator into an active agent and the spectacle into a communal performance. The foremost philosopher of art argues for a new politics of looking.The theorists of art and film commonly depict the modern audien ce as aesthetically and politically passive. In response, both artists and thinker...[Read more]