Jane Bennett. Powers of the Hoard: Artistry and Agency in a World of Vibrant Matter from hoarders Watch Video
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⏲ Duration: 44 min 85 sec ✓ Published: 25-Sep-2011
Description: How do objects sometimes act as vibrant things, with an effectivity of their own, a degree of independence from the words, images, and feelings they provoke in humans? Political theorist Jane Bennett delivers the inaugural lecture as the Vera List Center for Art and Politics embarks on a two-year exploration of the material world. In the face of virtual realities, social media and disembodied existences, the center will focus on the material conditions of our lives and examine “thingness,” t
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