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Cherry - Spectacle and Display - 9781405175241 - V9781405175241
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Spectacle and Display

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Description for Spectacle and Display Paperback. In the ten years since Carol Duncan's Civilising Rituals: Inside Public Art Museums (1995), public and scholarly interest in the way that art and the visual have been displayed and are presented has increased enormously. This volume brings the discussions up to date. Editor(s): Cherry, Deborah; Cullen, Fintan. Series: Art History Special Issues. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 170 x 13. Weight in Grams: 498.
Leading international scholars and younger researchers address issues such as museum display, collecting, the creation of visual spectacles, institutional histories, curatorial strategies, cultural exclusion and definitions of heritage.
  • An authoritative analysis on the way that art and the visual are displayed and presented
  • Explores a variety of cultural contexts and historical periods
  • A benchmark collection addressing specific displays and notable objects alongside the politics of spectacle and questions of audience

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Series
Art History Special Issues
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405175241
SKU
V9781405175241
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-13

About Cherry
Deborah Cherry is Professor of Contemporary and Modern Art at the University of Amsterdam. Fintan Cullen is Professor of Art History at the University of Nottingham.

Reviews for Spectacle and Display
"International experts and new researchers dissect centuries of museum exhibition … which breathes fresh perspective … .Insights on individual displays … allow for deeper examinations of such issues as collecting institutional history and defining heritage." (Museum News, November 2008)

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