'...The recent shift towards regarding art as part of a broader "visual culture" has torn art theory from its roots in art history and placed it in the context of anthropological, cultural and media theory. .. [this book] confronts these different ideas by examining a range of different approaches to art - as ritual, as a form of diagrammatic writing, as a symptom of a cultural moment, as a commodity, and as an agent of change ...' - from back cover.
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REF.GEA
Language

English

Publication/Creation date

2008

No of pages

213

ISBN / ISSN

9787845207014

No of copies

1

Content type

monograph

Chapter headings

Introduction

1. Ritual

2. Writing

3. Imaging

4. Gazing

5. Media

6. Style

7. Pleasure

8. Money

9. Display

10. Agency

Conclusion

Art: Histories, Theories and Exceptions
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Art: Histories, Theories and Exceptions