Art is not what you think it is /

Art Is Not What You Think It Is utilizes original research to present a series of critical incursions into the current state of debate on the idea of art, making manifest what has been largely missing or unsaid in those discussions. Links museology, history, theory, and criticism to the realities of...

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Main Author: Preziosi, Donald, 1941-
Other Authors: Farago, Claire J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, 2012.
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
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Summary:Art Is Not What You Think It Is utilizes original research to present a series of critical incursions into the current state of debate on the idea of art, making manifest what has been largely missing or unsaid in those discussions. Links museology, history, theory, and criticism to the realities of contemporary social conditions and shows how they have structurally functioned in a variety of contexts. Deals with divisive and controversial problems such as blasphemy and idolatry, and the problem of artistic truth. Addresses relations between European notions about art and artifice and those develop.
Physical Description:1 online resource (191 pages)
ISBN:9781444354300
1444354302
9781444354270
1444354272
DOI:10.1002/9781444354300