204 Pages
50 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
200 Pages
50 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
204 Pages
50 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
Series Preface Introduction, by Anna Sigrídur Arnar The Master Narratives and Their Discontents 1: Modernisms 2: Postmodernisms 3: Politics 4: The Importance of Skill 5: The Idea That None of This Matters Anymore 6: Conclusions Seminar Bibliography Index
Biography
James Elkins is E.C. Chadbourne Chair in the Department of Art History, Theory, and Criticism at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and Head of History of Art at the University College Cork, Ireland. He is the author of Pictures and Tears, How to Use Your Eyes, and What Painting Is and, most recently, of Visual Studies: A Skeptical Introduction and The Strange Place of Religion in Contemporary Art, all published by Routledge.
