Pretentiousness
why it matters
Fox, Dan (Daniel Luke)
1976-
creator
text
xxk
London
Fitzcarraldo Editions
2016
monographic
eng
155 pages : ill. ; 20 cm
In this essay, the author argues that pretentiousness is an essential mechanism of the arts. He discusses the uses and abuses of the term and traces its connections to theatre, politics and class. He draws on his own experiences growing up and working at the more radical edges of the arts to defend pretentiousness as a necessity for innovation and diversity within our culture.
Text in English, French, and German.
Authenticity (Philosophy)
ART
Criticism & Theory
Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
N 72 FOX
9781910695043
OHX
151030
20201103114205.0
eng