# Reclaiming Art in the Age of Artifice

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- Book: [Reclaiming Art in the Age of Artifice](https://www.bookquiver.com/j-f-martel/reclaiming-art-in-the-age-of-artifice) ([Reclaiming Art in the Age of Artifice.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/j-f-martel/reclaiming-art-in-the-age-of-artifice.md))
- Authors: [J. F. Martel](https://www.bookquiver.com/j-f-martel)
- Publisher: abacus
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-03-4914-788-8
- Published: 2025-06-05
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

A compelling call to rediscover the transformative power of art in an age of distraction, coercion and spectacle - with a new introduction by Donna Tartt In Reclaiming Art in the Age of Artifice, J. F. Martel offers a compelling and incisive meditation on the nature of art in a world dominated by invasive media, rampant consumer culture, and artificial intelligence. Drawing on a wide range of examples, from Paleolithic cave art to contemporary cinema, Martel argues that true art reveals the unseen forces shaping our existence-forces that transcend politics, technology, and even culture. In contrast to artifice, which seeks to manipulate or distract, authentic art calls us back to the essence of things, opening " rifts" onto the sublime and the weird and reconnecting us with the radical mystery at the heart of the world. Featuring a foreword by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Donna Tartt, this edition also includes a new afterword by the author, reflecting on the continued relevance of art in our increasingly mediated world.