{"product_id":"the-cute-paperback","title":"The Cute - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSianne Ngai\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection that tracks the astonishing impact of one vernacular aesthetic category--the cute--on postwar and contemporary art.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Cute\u003c\/i\u003e tracks the astonishing impact of a single aesthetic category on post-war and contemporary art, and on the vast range of cultural practices and discourses on which artists draw. From robots and cat videos to ice cream socials, \u003ci\u003eThe Cute\u003c\/i\u003e explores the ramifications of an aesthetic \"of\" or \"about\" minorness--or what is perceived to be diminutive, subordinate, and above all, unthreatening--on the shifting forms and contents of art today. This anthology is the first of its kind to show how contemporary artists have worked on and transformed the cute, in ways that not only complexify its meaning, but also reshape their own artistic practices. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtists surveyed include\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeggy Ahwesh, Cosima Von Bonin, Nayland Blake, Paul Chan, Adrian Howells, Juliana Huxtable, Larry Johnson, Mike Kelley, Dean Kenning, Wyndham Lewis, Jeff Koons, Sean-Kierre Lyons, Mammalian Diving Reflex, Alake Shilling, Annette Messager, Mariko Mori, Takashi Murakami, Charlemagne Palestine, David Robbins, Mika Rottenberg, Allen Ruppersberg, Jack Smith, Kara Walker, Andy Warhol, Yoshitomo Nara \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWriters include \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSasha Archibald, Roland Barthes, Leigh Claire La Berge, Lauren Berlant, Ian Bogost, Jennifer Doyle, Lee Edelman, Adrienne Edwards, Lewis Gordon, Rosemarie Garland-Thompson, Stephen Jay Gould, Lori Merish, John Morreall, Juliane Rebentisch, Frances Richard, Carrie Rickey, Friedrich Schiller, Peter Schjeldahl, Kanako Shiokawa, Angelik Vizcarrondo-Laboy, Kevin Young\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSianne Ngai, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of English at the University of Chicago, is the author of \u003ci\u003eUgly Feelings\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOur Aesthetic Categories: Zany, Cute, Interesting\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTheory of the Gimmick: Aesthetic Judgment and Capitalist Form\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.3 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 02, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42697164783679,"sku":"9780262544658","price":29.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/e5a687ee36f79b6a10ee3c0311e9f99c.webp?v=1765008669","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-cute-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}