Dr Zoltán Somhegyi is aHungarian art historian, holding a Ph.D in aesthetics, currently working at the University of Sharjah, UAE. As a researcher, he specialises in 18th-19th century art and theory. His other fields of interest are contemporary fine arts and art criticism. He is the the Secretary General and Website Editor of the International Association for Aesthetics.
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Introduction Part I Classical Tendancies 1. The fragile presence of ruins. General aspects of the aesthetics of architectural decay 2. The golden age and fall of ruins 3. In front of ruins Part II Modern Appearances 4. Ruins in East-West perspective 5. Contemporary ruins. Investigations into a contradiction in terms 6. "Learning from Detroit?" - From materialised dreams to bitter awakening. Aesthetics around decayed shopping malls Part III When in Works 7. Cracks in the walls 8. Eulogy to the fragment. Artworks and ruination 9. Ruins as context and scenery. Temporal interference as source of aesthetic experience Part IV Afterlife 10. Mall with lamassu. Imitated decay and aesthetic education in thematic commercial centres 11. What remains of that which has remained? Against the eradication of ruins 12. "Time transformed into Space". Orhan Pamuk and the museums of remembrance
Introduction Part I Classical Tendancies 1. The fragile presence of ruins. General aspects of the aesthetics of architectural decay 2. The golden age and fall of ruins 3. In front of ruins Part II Modern Appearances 4. Ruins in East-West perspective 5. Contemporary ruins. Investigations into a contradiction in terms 6. "Learning from Detroit?" - From materialised dreams to bitter awakening. Aesthetics around decayed shopping malls Part III When in Works 7. Cracks in the walls 8. Eulogy to the fragment. Artworks and ruination 9. Ruins as context and scenery. Temporal interference as source of aesthetic experience Part IV Afterlife 10. Mall with lamassu. Imitated decay and aesthetic education in thematic commercial centres 11. What remains of that which has remained? Against the eradication of ruins 12. "Time transformed into Space". Orhan Pamuk and the museums of remembrance
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