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The Invention of Art: A Cultural History
Larry Shiner
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paperback. Larry Shiner challenges our conventional understanding of art and asks us to reconsider its history entirely, arguing that the category of fine art is a modern invention. Num Pages: 352 pages, 87 halftones, 3 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 586.
With "The Invention of Art", Larry Shiner challenges our conventional understandings of art and asks us to reconsider its history entirely, arguing that the category of fine art is a modern invention - that the lines drawn between art and craft resulted from key social transformations in Europe during the long 18th century.
With "The Invention of Art", Larry Shiner challenges our conventional understandings of art and asks us to reconsider its history entirely, arguing that the category of fine art is a modern invention - that the lines drawn between art and craft resulted from key social transformations in Europe during the long 18th century.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226753430
SKU
V9780226753430
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