A World Art History and Its Objects:

Is writing a world art history possible? Does the history of art as such even exist outside the Western tradition? Is it possible to consider the history of art in a way that is not fundamentally Eurocentric? In this highly readable and provocative book, David Carrier, a philosopher and art historia...

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Main Author: Carrier, David 1944- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: University Park, PA Penn State University Press [2021]
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1515/9780271036069
https://doi.org/10.1515/9780271036069
https://doi.org/10.1515/9780271036069
https://doi.org/10.1515/9780271036069
https://doi.org/10.1515/9780271036069
https://doi.org/10.1515/9780271036069
https://doi.org/10.1515/9780271036069
https://doi.org/10.1515/9780271036069
Summary:Is writing a world art history possible? Does the history of art as such even exist outside the Western tradition? Is it possible to consider the history of art in a way that is not fundamentally Eurocentric? In this highly readable and provocative book, David Carrier, a philosopher and art historian, does not attempt to write a world art history himself. Rather, he asks the question of how an art history of all cultures could be written-or whether it is even possible to do so. He also engages the political and moral issues raised by the idea of a multicultural art history. Focusing on a consideration of intersecting artistic traditions, Carrier negotiates the way meaning and understanding shift or are altered when a visual object from one culture, for example, is inserted into the visual tradition of another culture. A World Art History and Its Objects proposes the use of temporal narrative as a way to begin to understand a multicultural art history
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jul 2021)
Physical Description:1 online resource (200 pages) 11 illustrations
ISBN:9780271036069
DOI:10.1515/9780271036069