A World Art History And Its Objects

by Carrier, David

• ISBN13: 9780271034140
• ISBN10: 0271034149
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-12-15
• Publisher: Pennsylvania State Univ Pr

Summary

"In this 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."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

David Carrier is Champney Family Professor at Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Institute of Art.

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Diagrams	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xvii
Introduction	p. xxiii
Overture: Islamic Carpets in European Paintings	p. 1
Works of Art and Art-Historical Narratives	p. 21
Monocultural Art-History Narratives	p. 27
Why Monoculturalism Is Not the Whole Story	p. 35
What Happens When Art-Making Traditions Intersect	p. 47
Charts and Works of Art	p. 61
The Importance of an Aesthetic	p. 75
Exotic Aesthetics	p. 91
How Exotic Can Exotic Art Be?	p. 105
Our World Art History Is Imperialism Seen Aesthetically	p. 117
Mutual Respect as an Ethical Ideal	p. 131
Conclusion: The Coming Transformation of Western Art History	p. 143
Selective Annotated Bibliography	p. 155
Index	p. 167
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