Nelson, RS

Critical Terms for Art History 2e

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ISBN 13:
9780226571683
author:
Nelson, RS
format:
Paperback
publisher:
University of Chicago Press
language:
English
Publication Year:
2003
Pages:
536
Dimensions:
171mm X 236mm
Genre:
History Of Art / Art & Design Styles
Condition:
New
Availability:
Item usually sent within 10 working days
£37.51

Description

Critical Terms for Art History, Second Edition by Robert S. Nelson and Richard Shiff provides a comprehensive reassessment of the field's methods and terminology. First published in 2003, this second edition builds upon the original work, addressing key debates in art history and its relationship to globalization and social issues. The book explores a range of "loaded" terms in the history of art, from sign to meaning, ritual to commodity, through essays that explain and comment on individual terms. These essays offer interpretive frameworks for specific works of art, such as Vija Celmins's To Fix the Image in Memory. The new edition includes nine additional essays covering topics like performance, style, memory/monument, body, beauty, ugliness, identity, visual culture/visual studies, and social history of art. This updated edition retains its central goal of stimulating discussion of theoretical issues in art history, making it accessible to both beginning students and senior scholars.

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