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Art beyond itself : anthropology for a society without a story line / Nestor García Canclini ; translated by David Frye.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- García Canclini, Néstor.
- Standardized Title:
- Sociedad sin relato. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Art and society.
- Art and anthropology.
- Postmodernism.
- Aesthetics, Modern--21st century.
- Aesthetics, Modern.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (228 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Durham ; London : Duke University Press, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- First published in Spanish in 2010, Art beyond Itself is Néstor García Canclini's deft assessment of contemporary art. The renowned cultural critic is attentive to particular artworks; to artists including Francis Alÿs, León Ferrari, Teresa Margolles, Antoni Muntadas, and Gabriel Orozco; and to efforts to preserve, for art and artists, some degree of independence from religion, politics, the media, and the market.
- Contents:
- Aesthetics and Social Sciences: converging doubts
- Visual cultures: between art and heritage
- Reappropriating objects: art, marketing, or culture?
- Putting a value on art: between the market and politics
- Unsure localizations
- The death of public space: survival tactics
- How society makes art.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781306709439
- 1306709431
- 9780822376972
- 0822376970
- OCLC:
- 871709130
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