Theory Rules: Art As Theory / Theory As Art

Jody Berland (Curatore)

Will Straw (Curatore)

University of Toronto Press, 1996

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.

• Curatore: Jody Berland, Will Straw
• Editore: University of Toronto Press
• Collana: Heritage
• Anno: 1996
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 277 p.
• Dimensioni: 203 x 127 mm
• Peso: 380 gr.
• EAN: 9780802076571

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