Deleuze on Art

This book examines the role of art in French philosopher Gilles Deleuze’s (1925-1995) late writings. Can works of art produce not only visual and spatial effects, but also render ideas manifest? Can movement be treated in cinema so that it changes our relation to time? In what ways can sculpture help us to think differently, in a more open and creative way? In the last decade of his life, Deleuze wrote about these and other questions, increasingly turning to art as a model for a new way of thinking. With examples from twentieth century painting, sculpture, literature and film, this book follows Deleuze’s engagement with art to illustrate a new image of thought. This book will be of interest to architects, artists, historians and theorists and to those wishing to learn about contemporary aesthetic practice and theory.