Case Studies
This collection of illustrated case studies, exclusively commissioned for Bloomsbury Contemporary Aesthetics, has been designed to introduce readers to core questions about taste, judgement, and the nature of art. Drawing on an array of objects, including sculptures, installation art, food, nature, and the human body, each case study centres on a single artwork or familiar object to open the door to new ways of thinking about art, creativity, and beauty.
General Editor: Darren Hudson Hick.
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Aikidō as a Martial Art Style
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Olafur Eliasson, The weather project
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The Choir
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Katharina Grosse, It Wasn’t Us
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Ha Jin, A Good Fall
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Beautiful Philosophy
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Speech Balloons
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Bruce Lee
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Halloween
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Okesa II
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Wim Delvoye, Tim
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The ‘Gift’ of Black Art
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Other Cultures, Too
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LIZZIE, the Musical
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Kente Cloth: Authentic Is as Authentic Does
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Wedding Cakes
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The Phantom Edit
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AI and Authorship
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Per Maning: Animal Dignity and Grace
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Art Spiegelman, Maus
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Samuel Beckett, Endgame
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Hip: Personal Style and Aesthetic Property
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Itches
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The Taco Bell Beef Crunchy Taco
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The Beard
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Manhole Covers: Aesthetics Underfoot
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Cue Change
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Highlander II And Why It’s Okay to Ignore It
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T. E. Lawrence’s The Seven Pillars of Wisdom
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Chartres’ Imaginary Author
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Rune Stones
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Batman
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Kristen Visbal, Fearless Girl
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Oscar Reutersvärd’s Impossible Triangle
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A Little Bronze Horse
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Ötzi the Iceman and “Real Things”
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The Beatles, “I’ve Got a Feeling”
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Chiapas Tote Bag
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The Taste of Olive Oil
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Taylor Swift, Fearless (Taylor’s Version)
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Pop Country
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Earthworks, Gardens, and Art
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A Case of Art Vandalism?
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Oishinbo and Food Aesthetics
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Pro Wrestling Show
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