Beyond Critique Contemporary Art in Theory, Practice, and Instruction
Critique has long been a central concept within art practice and theory. Since the emergence of Conceptual Art, artists have been expected by critics, curators, and art school faculty to focus their work on exposing and debunking ideologies of power and domination. Recently, however, the effectivene...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Bloomsbury Academic, Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
2017
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Add Tag | Summary: | Critique has long been a central concept within art practice and theory. Since the emergence of Conceptual Art, artists have been expected by critics, curators, and art school faculty to focus their work on exposing and debunking ideologies of power and domination. Recently, however, the effectiveness of cultural critique has come into question. The appearance of concepts such as the "speculative," the "reparative," and the "constructive" suggests an emerging postcritical paradigm |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 215 pages 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| ISBN: | 9781501347184 |
Beyond Critique Contemporary Art in Theory, Practice, and Instruction