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Comics Versus Art

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Description for Comics Versus Art Paperback. Comics Versus Art examines the relationship between comics and the most important institutions of the art world; including museums, auction houses, and the art press. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10. BIC Classification: ACX; AKLC; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 450.

On the surface, the relationship between comics and the ‘high’ arts once seemed simple; comic books and strips could be mined for inspiration, but were not themselves considered legitimate art objects. Though this traditional distinction has begun to erode, the worlds of comics and art continue to occupy vastly different social spaces.

Comics Versus Art examines the relationship between comics and the most important institutions of the art world, including museums, auction houses, and the art press. Bart Beaty's analysis centres around two questions: why were comics excluded from the history of art for most of the twentieth century, and ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9781442612044
SKU
V9781442612044
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1

About Bart Beaty
Bart Beaty is a professor in the Department of English at the University of Calgary.

Reviews for Comics Versus Art
‘This solid, sound, intriguing book will set the discourse on art and comics for a considerable time. Essential. All readers.’
J.A. Lent
Choice Magazine vol 50:07:2013
“Comics Versus Art is an intriguing text for readers of comics, and an illuminating look at the theoretical underpinnings of what we call – and refuse to call – art.”
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