What Is Research in the Visual Arts?
Obsession, Archive, Encounter
Published on 13. January 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
246 pages
978-0-300-13413-1 (ISBN)
Description
With essays by Ernst van Alphen, Mieke Bal, Marc Gotlieb, Serge Guilbaut, Michael Ann Holly, Akira Mizuta Lippit, W. J. T. Mitchell, Joanne Morra, Sina Najafi, Alexander Nemerov, Celeste Olalquiaga, Alexander Potts, and Reva Wolf
The discipline of art history is in a moment of self-consciousness, and art historians are increasingly more self-reflexive about their practices. In this volume, thirteen authors address both the philosophical and practical issues now facing those in the visual arts field by investigating the ever-pressing issue of research.
Their essays explore the remarkable nature of art historians' personal, political, aesthetic, creative, and emotive curiosity and the process of doing research in the archive, library, studio, gallery, museum, and beyond. As such, the book considers the pleasures and dangers of researchers' obsessions and encounters with the incoherence, chaos, and wonder that lie at the heart of searching for the not-yet-known. The volume is based on the 2007 Clark Conference of the same name.
Distributed for the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute
The discipline of art history is in a moment of self-consciousness, and art historians are increasingly more self-reflexive about their practices. In this volume, thirteen authors address both the philosophical and practical issues now facing those in the visual arts field by investigating the ever-pressing issue of research.
Their essays explore the remarkable nature of art historians' personal, political, aesthetic, creative, and emotive curiosity and the process of doing research in the archive, library, studio, gallery, museum, and beyond. As such, the book considers the pleasures and dangers of researchers' obsessions and encounters with the incoherence, chaos, and wonder that lie at the heart of searching for the not-yet-known. The volume is based on the 2007 Clark Conference of the same name.
Distributed for the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute
Reviews / Votes
"With its exceptional research and writing, this volume will prove valuable to scholars and practitioners in the various facets of arts research."-Reference & Research Book News * Reference & Research Book News *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
61 b-w illus.
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 178 mm
Weight
680 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-300-13413-1 (9780300134131)
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Persons
Michael Ann Holly is director of the Research and Academic Program at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Massachusetts. Marquard Smith is course director for the master's program in art and design history at Kingston University, London, and editor-in-chief of the journal of visual culture.