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Overview
This volume explores some of the ways in which contemporary understanding of art and its histories is constructed and informed by public display in museums, galleries and other contexts. Among other issues, it considers the claim that the display of art is dominated today by a commercialized culture of 'spectacle'.Synopsis
This volume explores some of the ways in which contemporary understanding of art and its histories is constructed and informed by public display in museums, galleries and other contexts. Among other issues, it considers the claim that the display of art is dominated today by a commercialized culture of 'spectacle'.
Book Details
Published
September 1, 1999
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pages
272
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780300077834