UID:
edocfu_9958353162502883
Format:
1 online resource
ISBN:
9781442664647
Content:
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.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Introduction: The Art as Theory / Theory and Art Conference --
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Part 1: Context --
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Bewitched, Bothered, And Bewildered --
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Back to the Future: The Sequel --
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Theorizing Culturalism: From Cultural Policies to Identity Politics and Back --
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In Defence of the Realm: Public Controversy and the Apologetics of Art --
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What Counts as Culture --
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The Writing on the Wall --
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Part 2: Identities --
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Bodies of Theory, Bodies of Pain: Some Silences --
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Imitating Authorities: Theory, Gender, and Photographic Discourse --
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The Exclusions of Theory: Feminist Ambivalence in Art Practice and Criticism --
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Part 3: Visions --
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An Identity in Crisis: The Artist and New Technologies --
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Spectatorship in Cyberspace: The Global Embrace --
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The Sublime: The Limits of Vision and the Inflation of Commentary --
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Introduction, Dissemination, and Education: Michel Foucault, “Integrated Intellectuals” and Writing on the Visual Arts in English Canada --
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Synthetic Magic/Virtual Reality --
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Art and Theory: The Politics of the Invisible --
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Appendix: Statement of Concerns Sent to Presenters --
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Notes on Contributors
Language:
English
DOI:
10.3138/9781442664647
URL:
https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442664647
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