[PDF / Epub] ☉ The word is art By Michael Petry – Crime-books.co There has been much scaremongering about the death of the bookand how as words find new ways and means of transmission young people might gradually begin to shun writing In the digital age text becomeThere has been much scaremongering about the death of the bookand how as words find new ways and means of transmission young people might gradually begin to shun writing In the digital age text becomes information and information strives to become free But what value can text hold in the sphere of visual art? How is such text different from poetry? Can the poetic itself be visual art or is text in this context consigned to the realms of gimmick and catchphrase? Looking at the work of a broad range of artists including Bru.

Ce Nauman Julien Breton Jeremy Deller Takashi Murakami Tracey Emin Christian Boltanski and manyThe Word is Art examines each of these uestions contending above all that in the digital and online age words have becomeimportant than ever With the advent of texting and social media many predicted the debasement of language and some have pointed to evidence of this in our so called post truth culture Artist Michael Petry demonstrates that on the contrary words remain critical powerful and central to art practice Digital commu.