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Overview
David Carrier examines the history and practice of art writing and reveals its importance to the art museum, the art gallery, and aesthetic theory. Artists, art historians, and art lovers alike can gain fresh insight into how written descriptions of painting and sculpture affect the experience of art. Readers will learn how their reading can determine the way they see painting and sculpture, how interpretations of art transform meaning and significance, and how much-discussed work becomes difficult to see afresh.
Synopsis
Carrier (Case Western Reserve U., Cleveland), the agent provocateur of art history, resumes themes of narration in the writing of art history from his earlier Artwriting and discusses the differences between art criticism and art history. The work of many current writers of art history and criticism, including Arthur Danto and Frederic Jameson, is critiqued as part of his analysis. Two chapters examine the type of writing used in the museum and gallery setting. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR