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Donald Preziosi - Art Is Not What You Think It Is - 9781405192392 - V9781405192392
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Art Is Not What You Think It Is

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Description for Art Is Not What You Think It Is Paperback. Art Is Not What You Think It Is presents a thought-provoking manifesto by two leading art historians which reconsiders current discussions on the idea of art, and offers new and challenging insights into its uses, meanings, and its very nature. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Manifestos. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 166 x 10. Weight in Grams: 320.
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 developed in other ... Read more
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Product Details

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
Wiley-Blackwell Manifestos
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405192392
SKU
V9781405192392
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Donald Preziosi
Donald Preziosi is Emeritus Professor of Art History and Critical Theory at UCLA, and Former Slade Professor of Fine Art at Oxford. He trained in art history, classics, and linguistics at Harvard, and is the author and co-author of many books including The Art of Art History: A Critical Anthology (2009). Claire Farago is Professor of Renaissance Art Theory ... Read more

Reviews for Art Is Not What You Think It Is
“Summing Up: Recommended.  Graduate students and researchers/faculty.”  (Choice, 1 August 2012)

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