by Daniel Steuer (Translator), Daniel Steuer (Translator), Byung-Chul Han (Author)
Beauty today is a paradox. The cult of beauty is ubiquitous but it has lost its transcendence and become little more than an aspect of consumerism, the aesthetic dimension of capitalism. The sublime and unsettling aspects of beauty have given way to corporeal pleasures and 'likes', resulting in a kind of 'pornography' of beauty.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 120
Edition: 1
Publisher: Polity
Published: 06 Oct 2017
ISBN 10: 1509515097
ISBN 13: 9781509515097