Civilizing Rituals

Inside Public Art Museums

AvCarol Duncan

Häftad, Engelska, 1995

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Beskrivning

Illustrated with over fifty photos, Civilizing Rituals merges contemporary debates with lively discussion and explores central issues involved in the making and displaying of art as industry and how it is presented to the community.Carol Duncan looks at how nations, institutions and private individuals present art , and how art museums are shaped by cultural, social and political determinants.Civilizing Rituals is ideal reading for students of art history and museum studies, and professionals in the field will also find much of interest here.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1995-05-18
Mått:156 x 234 x 11 mm
Vikt:440 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:192
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9780415070126

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Kulturvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Reseguider inom Reseguider

Mer om författaren

Carol Duncan teaches art history at Ramapo College of New Jersey. Her essays have been collected in The Aesthetics of Power (1993).

Recensioner i media

'A stimulating book and a valuable addition to the literature.' - Howard Leathlean, Oxford Art Journal

Innehållsförteckning

INTRODUCTION 1 THE ART MUSEUM AS RITUAL 2 FROM THE PRINCELY GALLERY TO THE PUBLIC ART MUSEUM: THE LOUVRE MUSEUM AND THE NATIONAL GALLERY, LONDON 3 PUBLIC SPACES, PRIVATE INTERESTS: MUNICIPAL ART MUSEUMS IN NEW YORK AND CHICAGO 4 SOMETHING ETERNAL: THE DONOR MEMORIAL 5 THE MODERN ART MUSEUM: IT’S A MAN’S WORLD, CONCLUSION