"This book challenges the status quo of the materiality of exhibited photographs, by considering examples from the early to mid-twentieth century, when photography's place in the museum was not only continually questioned, but also continually redefined. By taking this historical approach,...

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1. Verfasser:	Taylor, Laurie (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	New York ; London Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2021
Schriftenreihe:	Routledge history of photography
Schlagworte:	Geschichte 1900-1950 Materialität Geschichte Objekt > Philosophie Ausstellung Kunst Sammlungsverwaltung Fotografie Museum Museumskunde Theorie Photography / Exhibitions Photography / Philosophy
Online-Zugang:	Inhaltsverzeichnis
Zusammenfassung:	"This book challenges the status quo of the materiality of exhibited photographs, by considering examples from the early to mid-twentieth century, when photography's place in the museum was not only continually questioned, but also continually redefined. By taking this historical approach, Laurie Taylor demonstrates the ways in which materiality (as opposed to image) was used to privilege the exhibited photograph as either an artwork or as non-art information. Consequently, the exhibited photograph is revealed, like its vernacular cousins, to be a social object whose material form, far from being supplemental, is instead integral and essential to the generation of meaning. The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, history of photography, theory of photography, curatorial studies, and museum studies"--
Beschreibung:	Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:	139 Seiten Illustrationen 25 cm
ISBN:	9780367427696