Tate Publishing UK | ISBN:1854378457 | File Type: PDF, 79 pages | File size: 79.Mb | Mar. 31st, 2010
European Art: In this encounter between one of the 20th century s greatest minds and an artist fundamental to the development of modern art French philosopher Michel Foucat explores Edouard Manet s importance in the overthrow of traditional values in painting Originally delivered in Tunis in 1971 as part of a conference on Manet and here translated into English for the first time this powerf critique takes the form of a commentary on 13 of Manet s paintings For the political minded philosopher the connection between visual art and power was clear art is not an aesthetic pursuit but a means to explore and challenge power dynamics A precursor to Foucat s later work on le regard or the gaze the text examines paintings like Un Bar aux Folies Bergere where Manet used the mirror to imply the mtiple gaze of the waitress the viewer and the man at the bar who may or may not be the artist himself Foucat used Manet as a basis for a wider exploration of cture With a new introduction by leading French critic and Tate curator Nicolas Bourriaud and a note on the translation by Matthew Barr this is a major contribution to the fields of both modern philosophy and art history
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