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Contemporary cultures of display edited by Emma Barker
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TextSeries: Art and its histories ; bk. 6Publication details: New Haven Yale University Press 1999Description: 266 p. ill. (some col.), map 27 cmISBN: - 0300077823
- 0300077831
- 708 BAR
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Focusing on the place of art in contemporary culture, this work discusses museums, galleries and exhibitions in Western Europe and the USA. It encourages readers to reflect on their own experiences and to consider whether today's art could be considered to be dominated by spectacle.
Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Preface (p. 7)
- Introduction (p. 8)
- Part 1 The Changing Museum
- Introduction (p. 23)
- 1 The modern art museum (p. 26)
- 2 The museum in a postmodern era: the Musee d'Orsay (p. 50)
- 3 The Sainsbury Wing and beyond: the National Gallery today (p. 73)
- Part 2 Exhibition-Ism
- Introduction (p. 103)
- 4 Exhibitions of contemporary art (p. 105)
- 5 Exhibiting the canon: the blockbuster show (p. 127)
- 6 Africa on display: exhibiting art by Africans (p. 147)
- Part 3 Art in the Wider Culture
- Introduction (p. 175)
- 7 The museum in the community: the new Tates (p. 178)
- 8 Heritage and the country house (p. 200)
- 9 Contemporary art in Ireland, part one: institutions, viewers and artists (p. 229)
- 10 Contemporary art in Ireland, part two: Alice Maher and Willie Doherty-location, identity and practice (p. 237)
- Conclusion (p. 253)
- Recommended reading (p. 254)
- Index (p. 256)