Putnam, James
Art and Artifact: The Museum as Medium
- ISBN 13:
- 9780500288351
- author:
- Putnam, James
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2009
- Pages:
- 216
- Dimensions:
- 27.7 x 23.1 x 2.2 cm
- Genre:
- Museum, historic sites, gallery & art guides
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The museum as medium: a fascinating examination of the unconventional role of museums in contemporary art. This book explores the often obsessive relationship between artist and museum, tracing how artists have reinterpreted traditional ideas of curatorship and display over the past seventy years. From Marcel Duchamp's pioneering "Portable Museum" to Damien Hirst's distinctive use of vitrine displays, the works included here showcase a wide-ranging coverage of projects by established and emerging figures. The book features 239 color illustrations and 51 black-and-white images, accompanied by quotations from individual artists' writings. Recent projects have been added to update the collection, including those that utilize grand architectural spaces within museums, as well as off-site locations and the internet.
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