TY  - BOOK
AU  - Elcott,Noam Milgrom
TI  - Artificial darkness: an obscure history of modern art and media 
SN  - 9780226328973 (hbk.) :
U1  - 709'.04 23
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Chicago
PB  - The University of Chicago Press
KW  - Shades and shadows in art
KW  - Art, Modern
KW  - 20th century
KW  - History
KW  - Art and Design
KW  - eflch
KW  - ukslc
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Specialized
N2  - Darkness has a history and a uniquely modern form. Distinct from night, shadows, and artificial light, 'artificial darkness' has been overlooked-until now. In fact, controlled darkness was essential to the rise of photography and cinema, science and spectacle, and a century of advanced art and film. 'Artificial Darkness' historicises and theorises this phenomenon and maps its applications across a range of media and art forms. In exploring how artificial darkness shaped modern art, film, and media, Noam M. Elcott addresses seminal and obscure works alongside their sites of production and reception. Turning familiar art and film narratives on their heads, this work is a revolutionary treatment of an elusive, yet fundamental, aspect of art and media history
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