Master narratives and their discontents /:

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...

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1. Verfasser: Elkins, James, 1955-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York : Routledge, [2005]
Schriftenreihe:Theories of modernism and postmodernism in the visual arts ; volume 1.
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (viii, 192 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781135872571
1135872570
9780203699713
0203699718
1135872562
9781135872564

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