Civilizing Rituals: Inside Public Art Museums (Re Visions: Critical Studies in the History and Theory of Art)
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| Rating | : | 4.66 (500 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0415070120 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-08 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Duncan balances her reading of the museum as economically motivated and culturally specific sign with a theoretically promising investigation of ritual and liminality in the gallery context.
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.. 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
Her essays have been collected in The Aesthetics of Power (1993). She is well known as one of the pioneers of a new social-political approach to art history and criticism and has been one of the strongest feminist voices in the ``new art history''. . Carol Duncan teaches art history at Ramapo College of New Jersey
"Informative and Easy to Read" according to Robin N. Keller. Dr. Duncan's books discusses the history of art museums and focusses in on some notable, present day museums. Her approach combines the traditional art historian view with a sociological view. Art is not created in a vacuum and reflects the society it lives within. Duncan's approach gives us insight into why some artwork is accepted while other artwork is not.This book was required reading in my u. Definitely an interesting look into the origins and creation of Definitely an interesting look into the origins and creation of public art museums and the history up until recently. I purhcased this for a college course but it was definitely an interesting read if you are interested in public institutions especially art museums. A Customer said Informative, Easy To Read. Dr. Duncan's book was required reading in my undergraduate studies. She writes from two angles - first, being the traditional fine arts view, and second, a sociological view. Art is not created in a vacuum and is directly affected by the society it lives in. There is a value to looking at art from this combined point of view. You have a clear picture why some art is considered valuable, while some