Art
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Post Critical Museology
Theory and Practice in the Art Museum
Post-Critical Museology considers what the role of the public and the experience of audiences means to the everyday work of the art museum. It does this from the perspectives of the art museum itself as well as from the visitors it seeks. Through the analysis of material gathered from a major...
Published October 18th 2012 by Routledge
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Interpreting Art in Museums and Galleries
In this pioneering book, Christopher Whitehead provides an overview and critique of art interpretation practices in museums and galleries. Covering the philosophy and sociology of art, traditions in art history and art display, the psychology of the aesthetic experience and ideas about learning and...
Published December 7th 2011 by Routledge
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Rethinking Contemporary Art and Multicultural Education
2nd Edition
For over a decade, Contemporary Art and Multicultural Education has served as the guide to multicultural art education, connecting everyday experience, social critique, and creative expression with classroom learning. The much-anticipated Rethinking Contemporary Art and Multicultural Education...
Published December 13th 2010 by Routledge
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Cross-Cultural Issues in Art
Frames for Understanding
Cross-Cultural Issues in Art provides an engaging introduction to aesthetic concepts, expanding the discussion beyond the usual Western theorists and Western examples. Steven Leuthold discusses both contemporary and historical issues and examples, incorporating a range of detailed case studies...
Published December 12th 2010 by Routledge
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Contemporary Art and the Cosmopolitan Imagination
Contemporary Art and the Cosmopolitan Imagination explores the role of art in conceiving and reconfiguring the political, ethical and social landscape of our time. Understanding art as a vital form of articulation, Meskimmon argues that artworks do more than simply reflect and represent the...
Published July 20th 2010 by Routledge
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The Practice of Public Art
Series: Routledge Research in Cultural and Media Studies
Wide-ranging and timely, The Practice of Public Art brings together practicing artists, curators, activists, art writers, administrators, city planners, and educators from the United Kingdom and United States to offer differing perspectives on the many facets of the public art process. The Practice...
Published December 23rd 2009 by Routledge