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Master narratives and their...
In this bracing engagement with the many versions of art history, James Elkins argues that the story of modernism and postmodernism is almost always told in terms of four narratives. Works of art are either seen as modern or postmodern, or praised for their technical skill or because of the politics they appear to embody. These are master narratives of contemporary criticism, and each leads to a different understanding of what art is and does. Both a cogent overview of the state of thinking about art and a challenge to think outside the art historical box, Master Narratives and t.
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monografia Rebiun30368149 https://catalogo.rebiun.org/rebiun/record/Rebiun30368149 m o d cr cnu---unuuu 131029s2005 nyua ob 001 0 eng d 868971497 870592062 1055382470 1059038863 1066607125 1081293912 1097150926 1162284263 1241872939 1290053469 1300586868 9781135872571 electronic bk.) 1135872570 electronic bk.) 9780203699713 e-book) 0203699718 e-book) 0415972701 9780415972703 0415972698 9780415972697 1135872562 9781135872564 10.4324/9780203699713 doi AU@ 000055925914 DEBSZ 493130144 N$T eng rda pn N$T IDEBK YDXCP OCLCF TYFRS E7B EBLCP UKDOC OCLCQ NLMAA MOR LOA AGLDB COCUF MERUC OCLCQ COO ICG ZCU K6U U3W D6H STF WRM VTS VT2 OCLCQ WYU OCLCO DKC OCLCQ UKAHL OCLCQ OCLCA OCLCQ VLY AJS OCLCO ELBRO S2H OCLCO OCL SFB OCLCO OCLCQ DST ART 000000 bisacsh Elkins, James 1955-) Master narratives and their discontents James Elkins ; with an introduction by Anna Sigríur Arnar New York Routledge [2005] New York New York Routledge 2005 1 online resource (viii, 192 pages) illustrations 1 online resource (viii, 192 pages) Text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Theories of modernism and postmodernism in the visual arts volume 1 Includes bibliographical references and index Modernisms -- Postmodernisms -- Politics -- The importance of skill -- The idea that none of this matters anymore -- Conclusions -- Seminar (conversation with James Elkins recorded Mar. 3, 2004) In this bracing engagement with the many versions of art history, James Elkins argues that the story of modernism and postmodernism is almost always told in terms of four narratives. Works of art are either seen as modern or postmodern, or praised for their technical skill or because of the politics they appear to embody. These are master narratives of contemporary criticism, and each leads to a different understanding of what art is and does. Both a cogent overview of the state of thinking about art and a challenge to think outside the art historical box, Master Narratives and t. English Art criticism Modernism (Art) Postmodernism ART- General. Art criticism. Modernism (Art) Postmodernism. Moderne. Ästhetik. Electronic books Art criticism. Art criticism. Print version Elkins, James, 1955-. Master narratives and their discontents 0415972701 (OCoLC)79867617 Theories of modernism and postmodernism in the visual arts volume 1