Master Narratives and Their Discontents

Informationen zum Autor James Elkins is E.C. Chadbourne Chair in the Department of Art History, Theory, and Criticism at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and Head of History of Art at the University College Cork, Ireland. He is the author of Pictures and Tears, How to Use Your Eyes , and What Painting Is and, most recently, of Visual Studies: A Skeptical Introduction and The Strange Place of Religion in Contemporary Art, all published by Routledge. Klappentext Examining the rival theories of modernism and postmodernism! and including a survey of ideas about the relation of modern art to skill and politics! this is the first book to gather the principal authors and theories of twentieth-century art history Zusammenfassung Highly-revered art historian, James Elkins, argues that the story of modernism and postmodernism is almost always told in terms of four narratives, with each narrative leading to a different understanding of what art is and does. Inhaltsverzeichnis Series Preface Introduction, by Anna Sigrídur Arnar The Master Narratives and Their Discontents 1: Modernisms 2: Postmodernisms 3: Politics 4: The Importance of Skill 5: The Idea That None of This Matters Anymore 6: Conclusions Seminar Bibliography Index

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: James Elkins, James (School of the Art Institute of Chic Elkins
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 16.08.2005
• EAN: 9780415972697
• ISBN: 978-0-415-97269-7
• Pagine: 200
• Serie: Theories of Modernism and Postmodernism in the Visual Arts
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; History, Cultural Studies, The arts: general issues, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, ART / History / Modern (late 19th Century to 1945), ART / History / Contemporary (1945-), Humanities, The arts: general topics