| Master Narratives and Their Discontents Contributor(s): Elkins, James (Author) |
|
 |
ISBN: 0415972701 ISBN-13: 9780415972703 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $46.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2005 Annotation: 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 different understanding of what art is and does. Both a cogent overview of the state of thinking about art, and a challenge to think outside the art historical box, "Master Narratives and Their Discontents" is the first volume in a new series of short books on the theories of modernism by leading art historians on twentieth-century art and art criticism. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Criticism & Theory - Art | History - Modern (late 19th Century To 1945) |
| Dewey: 701.18 |
| Series: Theories of Modernism and Postmodernism in the Visual Arts |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 5.64" W x 8.28" (0.71 lbs) 204 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 different understanding of what art is and does. Both a cogent overview of the state of thinking about art and a challenge to think outside the art historical box, Master Narratives and their Discontents is the first volume in a series of short books on the theories of modernism by leading art historians on twentieth-century art and art criticism. |