The Aesthetics of Power: Essays in the Critical History of Art

Duncan, Carol

ISBN 10 : 052142187X ISBN 13 : 9780521421874

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1993

Synopsis

Book by Duncan Carol

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The Aesthetics of Power gathers together the key articles and essays by Carol Duncan, one of the pioneers of a new socio-political approach to art history and criticism, and one of the strongest feminist voices to emerge in the 1970s and '80s. These essays, many of which have become classics, explore a wide variety of subjects: images of mothers, fathers, and children in eighteenth century art and culture; the image of the female nude in the context of the modern museum; and the role of modern art criticism in today's art market. Other essays examine the contexts in which art is seen, taught, and made. Whatever her theme, Duncan treats art as a working part of a larger social reality and a pathway to understanding its deepest tensions, fears, and desires. A final section of this book is devoted to the life and collected critical writings of Cheryl Bernstein, a fictitious critic created by Duncan as parody, but who was taken as a real and eventually influential, critic.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 1993
• ISBN 10: 052142187X
• ISBN 13: 9780521421874
• Reliure: Livre broché
• Nombre de pages: 250