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PublisherUniversity of Toronto Press

ISBN-100802076572

ISBN-139780802076571

eBay Product ID (ePID)595526

Product Key Features

Number of Pages277 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameTheory Rules : Art As Theory / Theory As Art

Publication Year1996

SubjectCriticism & Theory, Art & Politics, Aesthetics, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, History / General

TypeTextbook

AuthorWill Straw

Subject AreaArt, Philosophy, Social Science

SeriesHeritage Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight23.5 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

IllustratedYes

SynopsisThis volume answers some important new questions about the points of intersection between theory and visual art., In art theory, as in cultural life generally, there has a long been tension between theory and artistic practice. The desire to resolve these tensions has been a principal impulse shaping artistic work and criticism over the last century. The last decade has seen the emergence of a broad, interdisciplinary body of theoretical work with a distinctive relationship to artistic practice, providing a common reference in artworks to the principles and vocabularies of theory. The sixteen essays in this collection were originally presented at an international conference entitled Art as Theory / Theory and Art, ' held at the University of Ottawa in late 1991. The contributors - critics, curators, and practising artists from Canada, the United States, Europe, and Australia, look at the current relationships between theory and practice in the fields of art, communication, and cultural studies from a wide range of viewpoints. Areas of interest include the institutionalization of theory, theories of vision, gender theory and feminist positions, and theory in a post-colonial context. This volume answers some important new questions about the points of intersection between theory and visual art., In art theory, as in cultural life generally, there has a long been tension between theory and artistic practice. The desire to resolve these tensions has been a principal impulse shaping artistic work and criticism over the last century. The last decade has seen the emergence of a broad, interdisciplinary body of theoretical work with a distinctive relationship to artistic practice, providing a common reference in artworks to the principles and vocabularies of theory. The sixteen essays in this collection were originally presented at an international conference entitled 'Art as Theory / Theory and Art,' held at the University of Ottawa in late 1991. The contributors - critics, curators, and practising artists from Canada, the United States, Europe, and Australia, look at the current relationships between theory and practice in the fields of art, communication, and cultural studies from a wide range of viewpoints. Areas of interest include the institutionalization of theory, theories of vision, gender theory and feminist positions, and theory in a post-colonial context. This volume answers some important new questions about the points of intersection between theory and visual art.