Description
The Time of the Visual
Book Summary
In this work, Keith Moxey brings together his most recent research on the complex relationship between time, images, and art history. Through critical reflection and rigorous analytical practice, the author invites us to interrogate visual works from an open perspective, one that incorporates the subjectivity of both the historian and the critic. The book offers a lucid look at how academic texts hide voices and nuances that, with Moxey’s precision, become keys to understanding artistic production and its temporal context.
What is it about?
In The Time of the Visual, Keith Moxey explores the fundamental problem of how images are inscribed in historical time and how art historians can approach them without falling into simplifications. The work combines theory and practice, analyzing concrete cases where the researcher's subjectivity and critical positioning become unavoidable. The author examines the traces of subjectivity that remain hidden in academic texts, as well as the need to position oneself before images in order to interrogate them from an open and contemporary perspective. The prologue by Miguel Ángel Hernández contextualizes and highlights the importance of this methodological approach.
Main themes
- The relationship between historical time and the visual experience of images.
- The subjectivity of the art historian and its influence on the interpretation of works.
- The critical analysis of art historiography and its methods.
- The interrogation of images from an open and non-dogmatic perspective.
- The role of theory in the practice of artistic analysis.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at students, researchers, and professionals in art history, art theory, and visual studies. It will also be of great interest to cultural critics and philosophers interested in the temporality of the image and in contemporary methodologies of artistic analysis. It is especially useful for those seeking a deep and nuanced reflection on how to approach visual works from a critical and self-aware perspective.
What this book contributes
- A renewed understanding of how time conditions our perception and interpretation of images.
- Critical tools to analyze the subjectivity implicit in academic discourses on art.
- An open and flexible methodology to interrogate visual works beyond traditional approaches.
- A reflection on the practice of the art historian as an active participant in the construction of meaning.
- Access to the most recent research by one of the most influential art theorists.
Technical data
- Author: Moxey, Keith
- Publisher: Sans Soleil Ediciones
- Language: Spanish
- Subject: General art aspects, art theory, art styles not defined by date, literary essays
- Collection: Pigmalion
- Binding: Paperback
- Publication date: May 2015
- Number of pages: 296
- Weight: 400 g
Editorial review
The Time of the Visual is a fundamental work for those wishing to delve into contemporary debates on art historiography and image theory. Keith Moxey offers a rigorous and accessible analysis that combines erudition with an uncommon critical sensibility. The book stands out for its ability to integrate theoretical reflection with the analysis of concrete cases, making it a valuable tool for both academic research and critical practice. Its focus on the subjectivity of the historian and the temporality of images makes it essential reading for a specialized audience.