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Introduction: Peculiar Time

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This chapter highlights that kinetic sculpture has at times been used in art history today to refer to an antiquated artistic practice, which has consequently contributed to a long-standing ‘flagrant dearth’ of critical and historical engagement with movement in art. Despite this attitude there has been an increasing amount of exhibitions which have turned to avant-garde kinetic artworks and sought new interpretations of the roles and affects of movement in sculpture and installation. This chapter argues that this turn towards movement in art contributes to a key trend in contemporary art and give indication to our current sense of contemporaneity in art and society.

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Chau, C. (2017). Introduction: Peculiar Time. In: Movement, Time, Technology, and Art. Springer Series on Cultural Computing. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4705-3_1

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