Theory Rules : Art as Theory / Theory as Art PDF
Edited by Jody Berland, Will Straw, David Tomas
Part of the Heritage series
Description
In art theory, as in cultural life generally, there has a long been tension between theory and artistic practice.
The desire to resolve these tensions has been a principal impulse shaping artistic work and criticism over the last century.
The last decade has seen the emergence of a broad, interdisciplinary body of theoretical work with a distinctive relationship to artistic practice, providing a common reference in artworks to the principles and vocabularies of theory. The sixteen essays in this collection were originally presented at an international conference entitled `Art as Theory / Theory and Art,' held at the University of Ottawa in late 1991.
The contributors - critics, curators, and practising artists from Canada, the United States, Europe, and Australia, look at the current relationships between theory and practice in the fields of art, communication, and cultural studies from a wide range of viewpoints.
Areas of interest include the institutionalization of theory, theories of vision, gender theory and feminist positions, and theory in a post-colonial context.
This volume answers some important new questions about the points of intersection between theory and visual art.
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- Format:PDF
- Pages:322 pages
- Publisher:University of Toronto Press
- Publication Date:25/07/1996
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- ISBN:9781442664647
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:PDF
- Pages:322 pages
- Publisher:University of Toronto Press
- Publication Date:25/07/1996
- Category:
- ISBN:9781442664647
