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A world art history and its objects / David Carrier

By: Resource type: Ressourcentyp: BuchBookLanguage: English Publisher: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, 2008Description: XXVI, 170 S. : Ill., graph. Darst. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780271034140
  • 0271034149
  • 9780271034157
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Erscheint auch als: A world art history and its objects. Online-Ausgabe University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2008. 1 Online-Ressource (xxvi, 170 Seiten)DDC classification:
  • 707.2/2 22
  • 707.22
RVK: RVK: LH 65000LOC classification:
  • N380
Contents:
Overture: Islamic carpets in European paintings -- Works of art and art-historical narratives -- Monocultural art-history narratives -- Why monoculturalism is not the whole story -- What happens when art-making traditions intersect -- Charts and works of art -- Importance of an aesthetic -- Exotic aesthetics -- How exotic can exotic art be? -- Our world art history is imperialism seen aesthetically -- Mutual respect as an ethical ideal -- Conclusion: the coming transformation of Western art history.
Summary: Summary: "Explores the question of how an art history of all cultures could be written or if it is even possible to do so. Examines the political and moral issues raised by the consideration of a multicultural art history"--Provided by publisher. - Overture: Islamic carpets in European paintings -- Works of art and art-historical narratives -- Monocultural art-history narratives -- Why monoculturalism is not the whole story -- What happens when art-making traditions intersect -- Charts and works of art -- Importance of an aesthetic -- Exotic aesthetics -- How exotic can exotic art be? -- Our world art history is imperialism seen aesthetically -- Mutual respect as an ethical ideal -- Conclusion: the coming transformation of Western art historyCall number: Grundsignatur: 2020 A 2491Other relationships: Weitere Beziehungen: PPN: PPN: 563138092
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Freihandbestand ausleihbar Bibliothek Campus Süd kunst 2.0 Lesesaal Geisteswissenschaften (LSG) 2020 A 2491 Available 53856705090
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