{"product_id":"when-site-lost-the-plot-isbn-9780957529564","title":"When Site Lost the Plot","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis collection charts some of the ways in which site continues to be a concern for contemporary practice, and introduces the concept of “plot” as an alternative.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe critical concept of site-specificity once seemed to harbour the potential for disruption. But site-specific work has become increasingly assimilated into the capitalist logic of regeneration and value creation. The materialist critique of the art object has been shortcircuited by the franchised idiosyncrasies of international nomad flâneurs. And on a planet whose entire surface is mapped and apped, the concept of “site” itself becomes ever more problematic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow can we do justice to the particularity of local sites while unearthing their material conditions? What do a contemporary “geo-philosophy” and the historical legacy of site-specific art have to offer each other? Can we develop methods for the controlled unpacking of the local into the global, avoiding trivial reconciliations between local sites and their global conditions? \u003ci\u003eWhen Site Lost the Plot\u003c\/i\u003e charts some of the ways in which site continues to be a concern for contemporary practice; and introduces the concept of “plot” as an alternative approach.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlongside artists discussing their practice and their approach to site and plot, contributors from various disciplines introduce concepts from cartography, mathematics, film, fiction, design, and philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e“Site-specificity” has never been invoked as frequently and meaninglessly as it is in the art of today, making this volume's critique and de-mystification a crucial intervention.—\u003cb\u003eMostafa Heddaya\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlouin Artinfo International\u003c\/i\u003e—Robin Mackay is a philosopher, Director of the UK arts organization Urbanomic, and Associate Researcher at Goldsmiths University of London.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobin Mackay is a philosopher, Director of the UK arts organization Urbanomic, and Associate Researcher at Goldsmiths University of London.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYves Mettler is an artist with degrees in art and social sciences whose works have been shown internationally. He has previously published the book \u003ci\u003eMy Flowers Aren't Always Hiding Secrets\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReza Negarestani is an Iranian philosopher best known for pioneering the genre of \"theory-fiction\" with his book \u003ci\u003eCyclonopedia\u003c\/i\u003e. (Urbanomic\/Sequence Press).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobin Mackay is a philosopher, Director of the UK arts organization Urbanomic, and Associate Researcher at Goldsmiths University of London.","brand":"Urbanomic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302347952357,"sku":"NP9780957529564","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780957529564.jpg?v=1767743977","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/when-site-lost-the-plot-isbn-9780957529564","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}