Reuse Value: Spolia and Appropriation in Art and Architecture from Constantine to Sherrie Levine
Professor Richard Brilliant (Ed.)
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Paperback. Editor(s): Brilliant, Professor Richard; Kinney, Professor Dale. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: AB; AMX; HBLA1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 526.
This book offers a range of views on spolia and appropriation in art and architecture from fourth-century Rome to the late twentieth century. Using case studies from different historical moments and cultures, contributors test the limits of spolia as a critical category and seek to define its specific character in relation to other forms of artistic appropriation. Several authors explore the ethical issues raised by spoliation and their implications for the evaluation and interpretation of new work made with spolia. The contemporary fascination with spolia is part of a larger cultural preoccupation with reuse, recycling, appropriation and re-presentation in ... Read more
This book offers a range of views on spolia and appropriation in art and architecture from fourth-century Rome to the late twentieth century. Using case studies from different historical moments and cultures, contributors test the limits of spolia as a critical category and seek to define its specific character in relation to other forms of artistic appropriation. Several authors explore the ethical issues raised by spoliation and their implications for the evaluation and interpretation of new work made with spolia. The contemporary fascination with spolia is part of a larger cultural preoccupation with reuse, recycling, appropriation and re-presentation in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
525g
Number of Pages
284
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781138246768
SKU
V9781138246768
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Ref
99-1
About Professor Richard Brilliant (Ed.)
Richard Brilliant is Professor of Art History and Archaeology and Anna S. Garbedian Professor in the Humanities, Emeritus, at Columbia University, USA; and Dale Kinney is Eugenia Chase Guild Professor in the Humanities, Emeritus, at Bryn Mawr College, USA.
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