134 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
While engaging with the interconnected concepts of communication and democracy in postwar American and European art criticism, this book provides a historical assessment of how these two related trends pertain to modern and contemporary art theory and practice.
Looking at both the history of artistic and curatorial efforts to “empower” viewers by facilitating different forms of... Read more
Introduction 1. Communication, Democracy, and Art in the Cold War Era 2. Breakthroughs: New Technologies and Hopes for the Future 3. The “Social Turn” Against the Collective Conclusion: What Does a “Democratic” Aesthetic Accomplish?
Biography
Craig Peariso is Professor of the History of Art and Visual Culture at Boise State University, USA
