The New Art History
Title | The New Art History PDF eBook |
Author | Jonathan P. Harris |
Publisher | Psychology Press |
Pages | 321 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 041523008X |
In this excellent book, Jonathan Harris explores the fundamental changes which have occurred both in the institutions and practice of art history over the last thirty years.
The New Art History
Title | The New Art History PDF eBook |
Author | A. L. Rees |
Publisher | |
Pages | 188 |
Release | 1988 |
Genre | Art criticism |
ISBN |
But Is It Art?
Title | But Is It Art? PDF eBook |
Author | Cynthia Freeland |
Publisher | OUP Oxford |
Pages | 254 |
Release | 2002-02-07 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 0191504254 |
In today's art world many strange, even shocking, things qualify as art. In this book, Cynthia Freeland explains why innovation and controversy are valued in the arts, weaving together philosophy and art theory with many fascinating examples. She discusses blood, beauty, culture, money, museums, sex, and politics, clarifying contemporary and historical accounts of the nature, function, and interpretation of the arts. Freeland also propels us into the future by surveying cutting-edge web sites, along with the latest research on the brain's role in perceiving art. This clear, provocative book engages with the big debates surrounding our responses to art and is an invaluable introduction to anyone interested in thinking about art.
A History of Modern Art
Title | A History of Modern Art PDF eBook |
Author | H.H. Arnason |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1982 |
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A History of Art History
Title | A History of Art History PDF eBook |
Author | Christopher S. Wood |
Publisher | Princeton University Press |
Pages | 472 |
Release | 2021-03-02 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 0691204764 |
"In this authoritative book, the first of its kind in English, Christopher Wood tracks the evolution of the historical study of art from the late middle ages through the rise of the modern scholarly discipline of art history. Synthesizing and assessing a vast array of writings, episodes, and personalities, this original and accessible account of the development of art-historical thinking will appeal to readers both inside and outside the discipline. The book shows that the pioneering chroniclers of the Italian Renaissance--Lorenzo Ghiberti and Giorgio Vasari--measured every epoch against fixed standards of quality. Only in the Romantic era did art historians discover the virtues of medieval art, anticipating the relativism of the later nineteenth century, when art history learned to admire the art of all societies and to value every work as an index of its times. The major art historians of the modern era, however--Jacob Burckhardt, Aby Warburg, Heinrich Wölfflin, Erwin Panofsky, Meyer Schapiro, and Ernst Gombrich--struggled to adapt their work to the rupture of artistic modernism, leading to the current predicaments of the discipline. Combining erudition with clarity, this book makes a landmark contribution to the understanding of art history."--from book jacket
The New Art History
Title | The New Art History PDF eBook |
Author | Jonathan Harris |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 321 |
Release | 2002-09-11 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 1134582501 |
The New Art History provides a comprehensive introduction to the fundamental changes which have occurred in both the institutions and practice of art history over the last thirty years. Jonathan Harris examines and accounts for the new approaches to the study of art which have been grouped loosely under the term 'the new art history'. He distinguishes between these and earlier forms of 'radical' or 'critical' analysis, explores the influence of other disciplines and traditions on art history, and relates art historical ideas and values to social change. Structured around an examination of key texts by major contemporary critics, including Tim Clarke, Griselda Pollock, Fred Orton, Albert Boime, Alan Wallach and Laura Mulvey, each chapter discusses a key moment in the discipline of art history, tracing the development and interaction of Marxist, feminist and psychoanalytic critical theories. Individual chapters include: * Capitalist Modernity, the Nation-State and Visual Representation * Feminism, Art, and Art History * Subjects, Identities and Visual Ideology * Structures and Meanings in Art and Society * The Representation of Sexuality
Principles of Art History
Title | Principles of Art History PDF eBook |
Author | Heinrich Wölfflin |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1970 |
Genre | |
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