Art and Artifact: The Museum as Medium

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From `cabinets of curiosities' to assemblages of found objects and imitations of museum displays, artists have often turned their attention to the ideas and systems traditionally embodied in the museum - display, archiving, classification, storage, curatorship - which they have then appropriated, mimicked and reinterpreted in their own work. This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Arthur Danto, "After the End of Art" Here is the first extensive survey of one of the most importantand intriguingthemes in art the often obsessive relationship between the artist and the museum. The methodologies extend close iconographic study of monuments to place them in their historic and social contexts, as well as in dialogue with other media.

Your use of the translations is subject to all use restrictions contained in your Electronic Products License Agreement and by using the translation functionality you agree to forgo any and all claims against ProQuest or its licensors for your use of the translation functionality and any output derived there from. James Putnam shows not only the ways in which artists have been influenced by museum systems and made their works into simulations of the museum. Arthur Danto, "After the End of Art" Here is the first extensive survey of one of the most importantand intriguingthemes in art today: the often obsessive relationship between the artist and the museum.It is a book concerned with complex issues that expresses them in a simple, engaging way and refrains from retreating into jargon … a rewarding exercise in the visual. This publication provided a brief overview of the history museums and how they have progressed in terms of exhibiting collections and art and how this gradually evolved from ‘Cabinet of Curiosities’ into the installation of avant garde art work. Assemblages of found objects or artists’ possessions have served as an extension of the artist’s studio, a storage place where both ideas and materials are evaluated. This edition has been updated to include recent artists’ projects that make use of grand architectural spaces within the museum, as well as those that explore off-site locations and the internet, capitalizing on the idea of the 21st-century ‘museum without walls’. Citing a range of examples, James Putnam shows not only the ways in which artists have been influenced by museum systems and made their works into simulations of the museum, but also how they have questioned the role of museums, observed their practices, intervened in them and helped to redefine them.

The trend of using the art museum as a medium is pervasive and very prevalent in the hearts and minds of artists.Updated from 200 1 , this new edition of Art and Artifact continues its discussion of the museum as a subject for artists and not just as a location for. Neither ProQuest nor its licensors make any representations or warranties with respect to the translations.