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After criticism: new responses to Art and performance
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posted on 2023-06-09, 03:35 authored by Gavin ButtIt has recently become apparent that criticism has fallen on hard times. Either commodification is deemed to have killed it off, or it has become institutionally routine. This book explores contemporary approaches which have sought to renew criticism's energies in the wake of a 'theatrical turn' in recent visual arts practice, and the emergence of a 'performative' arts writing over the past decade or so. Issues addressed include the 'performing' of art's histories; the consequences for criticism of embracing boredom, distraction and other 'queer' forms of (in)attention; and, the importance of exploring writerly process in responding to aesthetic experience. Bringing together newly commissioned work from the fields of art history, performance studies, and visual culture with the writings of contemporary artists, "After Criticism" provides a set of experimental essays which demonstrate how 'the critical' might live on as a vital and efficacious force within contemporary culture.
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BlackwellPages
215.0Place of publication
Oxford & New MaldenISBN
9780631232834Series
New interventions in art historyDepartment affiliated with
- English Publications
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his is an edited book edited by Gavin ButtFull text available
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Gavin ButtLegacy Posted Date
2016-10-19Usage metrics
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