Now is the time art and theory in the 21st century Terry Eagleton, ... [et all.]; editors: Jelle Bouwhuis, ...[et all.]

This publication results from a series of lectures with the same name held between October 2008 and January 2009. the lecture series was organized by Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam (uvA), W139, Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam (SMBA) and Metropolis M."--Colophon.

Includes bibliographical references

Belief. Introduction -- Faith and belief / Terry Eagleton -- Repetition versus progress / Boris Groys -- Discussion -- 9/11. Introduction -- Cloning terror / W.J.T. Mitchell -- Marriott Hotel Islamabad / Sean Snyder -- Discussion -- Globalization. Introduction -- The fracturing of globalization / Julian Stallabrass -- Acting out in the city / Hou Hanru ; Discussion -- Canon. Introduction -- Canons of art in the spaces of our desire / Robert S. Nelson -- Canons and publics / Ruth Noack -- Discussion -- Design. Introduction -- Design thinking or critical design? / Rick Poynor -- Middle culture / Camiel van Winkel -- Discussion -- Media. Introduction -- The twilight of posterity / Kaja Silverman -- Aniconism / Laura U. Marks -- Discussion -- Romanticism. Introduction -- Radical romanticism / Jos de Mul -- Romantic conceptualism and the trouble with the sublime / Jorg Heiser -- Discussion.