Bringing together twenty-nine of Lawrence Allowayrsquo;s most influential essays in one volume; this fascinating collection provides valuable perspectives on the art and visual culture of the second half of the twentieth century.Lawrence Alloway ranks among the most important critics of his time; and his contributions to the spirited and contentious dialogue of his era make for fascinating reading.These twenty-nine provocative essays from 1956 to 1980 from the man who invented the term lsquo;pop artrsquo; bring art; film; iconography; cybernetics and culture together for analysis and investigation; and do indeed examine the context; content and role of the critic in art and visual culture.Featuring a critical commentary by Richard Kalina; and preface by series editor Saul Ostrow; Imagining the Present will be an enthralling read for all art and visual culture students.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Fanfare for informationBy REBEKAH KINCAID NIXThis fantastic read shows how everything informative is hitched together throughout time and space with memorable image and meaningful insights.2 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Great bookBy Millie EmpedoclesWonderfully written book on a topic that is important right now to understand what is happening to us a culture. Neither cheerleader nor cynic; he has interesting insights about this world of social media; et al.Very readable0 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Incomprehensible NonsenseBy David PowersI would recommend this book to anyone who wants to waste their time trying to make sense of a bunch of words saying nothing. The author clearly has thought about this issue from perspectives of psychology; architecture; philosophy; and others I cant even describe; but unless you are well-read in these (and other) topics most of it is complete gibberish; with almost no relation to any real situations; technologies; or people that would make the book remotely graspable (by the way; theres a great long section where the author defines "situation" until your eyes bleed). Useless for practitioners; incomprehensible to the lay-person; and probably really interesting to academics who have nothing better to do with their lives.If you already have a copy; instead of reading it go outside and think about the ways technology changes us while lighting the book on fire and watching the flames.