Shiny Things: Reflective Surfaces and Their Mixed Meanings

by Timothy Van Laar and Leonard Diepeveen

Shiny objects attract and fascinate us. While they used to derive their power from their rarity, today shininess is pervasive: its attraction is a foundation of consumer culture and it has attendant effects on our architecture, our conceptions of the body, and our production of spectacle. In Shiny Things, Leonard Diepeveen and Timothy van Laar examine the meanings and functions of shininess in visual art and material culture.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1789383781
• ISBN13: 9781789383782
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Intellect (UK)
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.7" x 8.2"