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9780415972697

Master Narratives And Their Discontents

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  • ISBN13:

    9780415972697

  • ISBN10:

    0415972698

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2005-08-16
  • Publisher: Routledge

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Summary

In this bracing engagement with the many versions of art history, James Elkins argues that the story of modernism and postmodernism is almost always told in terms of four narratives. Works of art are either seen as modern, or postmodern, or praised for their technical skill, or because of the politics they appear to embody. These are master narratives of contemporary criticism, and each leads to a different understanding of what art is and does. Both a cogent overview of the state of thinking about art, and a challenge to think outside the art historical box,Master Narratives and Their Discontentsis the first volume in a new series of short books on the theories of modernism by leading art historians on twentieth-century art and art criticism.

Author Biography

James Elkins is E.C. Chadbourne Chair in the Department of Art History, Theory, and Criticism at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and Head of History of Art at the University College Cork, Ireland

Table of Contents

Series Prefacep. 1
Introductionp. 7
Master Narratives and Their Discontentsp. 29
Modernismsp. 37
Postmodernismsp. 83
Politicsp. 99
The Importance of Skillp. 123
The Idea That None of This Matters Anymorep. 147
Conclusionsp. 153
Seminarp. 161
Writings by James Elkinsp. 179
Indexp. 189
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