Civilization keyword-kettling ‘Some will call it decadence

‘Some will call it decadence

Putting the artist back into art history

the essays in Capitalism and the Camera investigate the relationship between capitalist accumulation and the photographic image

including little-known interviews and articles

Civilization keyword-kettling ‘Some will call it decadenceCivilisation a hard term to define. But while every society has a distinctive culture, authentic civilisations must offer those they subjugate an attractive way of life. Their imprint outlasts their imperium. A century ago, Debray argues, there was a European civilisation of which America was an outlying culture; but today the relationship is reversed. In 1900, an American of taste was a European in exile; in 2000, a trendy European is a frustrated