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Terror and the Sublime: Art in an Age of Anxiety
Whilst the title, Terror and the Sublime, suggests that the theme is a quest for the extraordinary, such is not necessarily the case. Modern culture, particularly in cinema and television, often deals with fears of impending disaster, both natural and man made.
These portrayals of the world as a place of anxiety and impending annihilation, go hand in hand with an equally powerful message that individual perfection and fulfilment are there to be attained. The inherent disjunction between these two portrayals of the world provides the starting point for this book, which examines the collective fears of society as seen through the eyes of artists, and provides some assistance in understanding the cultural phenomena of our times.
These portrayals of the world as a place of anxiety and impending annihilation, go hand in hand with an equally powerful message that individual perfection and fulfilment are there to be attained. The inherent disjunction between these two portrayals of the world provides the starting point for this book, which examines the collective fears of society as seen through the eyes of artists, and provides some assistance in understanding the cultural phenomena of our times.
127 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2009
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Peter Murray
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Born Peter John Murray in London in 1920, he died in 1992 in Farnborough (near Banbury), Warwickshire, United Kingdom.
Peter Murray was Professor of History of Art at Birkbeck, University of London, from 1967 to 1980, and one of the principal founder members of the Association of Art Historians.
He was responsible for establishing history of art as an undergraduate discipline in the College, following Sir Nikolaus Pevsner's teaching of the subject outside a departmental structure.
When he died in 1992, his widow Linda Murray (a distinguished art historian in her own right) established a Bequest to provide funds for student support, research travel and other activities in the then Department of History of Art.
One of these activities has been the biennial Murray Memorial Lecture, which has been delivered by such notable figures as Jonathan Miller, Simon Schama, Neil Macgregor and Christopher Fraying.
The Murray Bequest also supports the Murray Research Studentship.
Born Peter John Murray in London in 1920, he died in 1992 in Farnborough (near Banbury), Warwickshire, United Kingdom.
Peter Murray was Professor of History of Art at Birkbeck, University of London, from 1967 to 1980, and one of the principal founder members of the Association of Art Historians.
He was responsible for establishing history of art as an undergraduate discipline in the College, following Sir Nikolaus Pevsner's teaching of the subject outside a departmental structure.
When he died in 1992, his widow Linda Murray (a distinguished art historian in her own right) established a Bequest to provide funds for student support, research travel and other activities in the then Department of History of Art.
One of these activities has been the biennial Murray Memorial Lecture, which has been delivered by such notable figures as Jonathan Miller, Simon Schama, Neil Macgregor and Christopher Fraying.
The Murray Bequest also supports the Murray Research Studentship.
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