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New Book Announcement
Tuesday, December 18, 2018

New Book Announcement

Intellect is delighted to announce What’s Next? Eco Materialism & Contemporary Art is now available.

By paying tribute to matter, materiality, and materialization, the examples of contemporary art assembled in What’s Next? Eco Materialism and Contemporary Art challenge the social, cultural and ethical norms that prevailed in the twentieth century. This significant frontier of contemporary culture is identified as Eco Materialism because it affirms the emergent philosophy of Neo Materialism and attends to the pragmatic urgency of environmentalism.                                                     

In this highly original book, Linda Weintraub surveys the work of 40 international artists who present materiality as a strategy to convert society’s environmental neglect into responsible stewardship. These bold art initiatives, enriched by their associations with philosophy, ecology and cultural critique, bear the hallmark of a significant new art movement. This accessible text, augmented with visuals, charts and questionnaires, invites students and a wider readership to engage in this timely arena of contemporary art.