| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 192 pages) : illustrations |
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Theories of modernism and postmodernism in the visual arts ; volume 1 |
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Theories of modernism and postmodernism in the visual arts ; volume 1.
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| Contents |
Modernisms -- Postmodernisms -- Politics -- The importance of skill -- The idea that none of this matters anymore -- Conclusions -- Seminar (conversation with James Elkins recorded Mar. 3, 2004) |
| Summary |
In this bracing engagement with the many versions of art history, James Elkins argues that the story of modernism and postmodernism is almost always told in terms of four narratives. Works of art are either seen as modern or postmodern, or praised for their technical skill or because of the politics they appear to embody. These are master narratives of contemporary criticism, and each leads to a different understanding of what art is and does. Both a cogent overview of the state of thinking about art and a challenge to think outside the art historical box, Master Narratives and t |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Art criticism.
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Modernism (Art)
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Postmodernism.
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art criticism.
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ART -- General.
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Art criticism
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Modernism (Art)
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Postmodernism
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Moderne
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Ästhetik
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| Genre/Form |
Art criticism
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Art criticism.
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Critiques d'art.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781135872571 |
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1135872570 |
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9780203699713 |
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0203699718 |
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1135872562 |
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9781135872564 |
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