{"product_id":"conversations-before-the-end-of-time-9780500016732","title":"Conversations Before the End of Time","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen \"the end of time\" seems close at hand  what meaning or purpose can art possibly have? In this challenging series of dialogues with nineteen artists  writers  philosophers and critics  art critic Suzi Gablik addresses these and other central questions about the meaning and future of art in an age of accelerating social change and spiritual uncertainty. In conversations that are by turns intense  personal  philosophical  intimate and poignant  Hilton Kramer and Leo Castelli staunchly defend modernisms traditional isolation of art from political and social issues; sculptors Rachel Dutton and Rob Olds and performance artist Coco Fusco explore new kinds of art-making in an attempt to reconnect with the contemporary world; and Thomas Moore  author of Care of the Soul and archetypal psychologist James Hillman show how arts present crisis of meaning is tied to the broader context of our contemporary social and spiritual crises. Conversations Before the End of Time combines the incisive analysis of Suzi Gabliks previous criticism with the interactive creativity of the meeting of seminal minds; For anyone seriously concerned about the future of contemporary art and culture  it is both a sourcebook and an inspiration.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45648047570997,"sku":"ByrdShop_0500016739","price":36.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780500016732.jpg?v=1781707730","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/conversations-before-the-end-of-time-9780500016732","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}