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But Is It Art?: An Introduction to Art Theory Cynthia Freeland
Publisher: Oxford University Press

Dec 2, 2013 - Art history, in my opinion, is a surprisingly traditional field. Mar 11, 2012 - Her desire to keep the discussion straightforward and brief results in sometimes heavy-handed simplification (to the point of dumbing down) the ideas she discusses, but the book is still a useful introduction to thinking about art. Mar 8, 2013 - All of these examples were not “original” but rather drastically different because of the combination of various ideas to create a specific technology that when first introduced people had to negotiate into their lives. Today, many art historians employ contemporary methodologies that move art history away from its past, but some art historians still teach the gender biases of the past. May 8, 2011 - As Olivier Lugon cogently remarks in his introductory text “'Documentar'': Authority and Ambiguities,” historical documentary modes were primarily forged within the art field, but repeatedly denied any part in it. Sep 6, 2012 - Aesthetic translation, as representation, was long the method of art. Feb 6, 2014 - I don't read too many books about art theory, but the one I enjoyed the most was Nigel Warburton's book 'The Art Question', where he discusses the difficulty of defining the word 'Art'. Challenge continues: the next 115 books! Art history textbooks are full of Western European men who were deified by later Western European men employing some variant of the Great Man theory (Carlyle 1888, 2). An introduction to art theory by Cynthia Freeland which is an excellent book which I downloaded for free from kindle. May 23, 2012 - Students will put theory into practice by engaging in their own writing about contemporary art in Los Angeles, with the goal of creating an expansive critical space for their thoughts to flourish. Posted on January 2, 2011 by Marais. Mar 19, 2013 - The book I read to research this post was But is it art? Jun 26, 2013 - ReadySteadyBook Review: Art Theory: A Very Short Introduction by Cynthia Freeland -- Initially published as But Is It Art (An Introduction to Art Theory; 0192853678. To hear a scientist explain a theory, or an emerging technology that clearly has political and economical implications, while deliberately claiming neutrality as to how such things will take effect in our culture once it is prepared to be introduced via the media. I have no idea how I will be able to get to read all of this in my lifetime! Apr 18, 2013 - But Is It Art?: An Introduction to Theory. They were perceived as being “beyond art, yet very In the first text of this volume, Olivier Lugon gives us a historical perspective on the connection between documentary practices and theories and the art field. May 23, 2014 - 30 years after, the question is less about what has happened to art, science and theory, but rather what does this new condition mean to us. But Is It Art?: An Introduction to Art Theory videos, images, comments, reviews, and purchase information.