Open Lecture – “The Ideological Aesthetic: The ‘Political’ as Inevitable and Epiphenomenal” (May 14)
Overview
Udith Dematagoda and Christos Asomatos present their forthcoming article, which puts forward the concept of the Ideological Aesthetic; a theory which aims to explicate the hypertrophy of the ‘political’ in relation to contemporary art, literature and culture.
Using a critique of Nicholas Bourriaud’s 2016’s work The Exform as a starting point, we explore Bourriaud’s engagement with contemporary art, Walter Benjamin, Louis Althusser’s theory of ideology and its most recent re-appraisal – alongside the thought of controversial political theorist Carl Schmitt.
Speaker
DEMATAGODA, Udith
Assistant Professor, WIAS
ASOMATOS, Christos
PhD, The University of Glasgow, 2020
Date/Time
May 14, 2022 (Sat.), 17:00~18:00 (JST)
Location
Online via Zoom (prior registration required)
Organizer
Ideology and Aesthetics Research Network
Co-Organizer
Waseda Institute for Advanced Study (WIAS)
Registration
Prior registration is required. Please register at the link below.
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIkd-6hqTItH9BwRCsn3atPWDKW-WNUbn0E
Flyer
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