02992oam 2200661I 450 991079064610332120230617022124.01-135-87256-20-415-97270-10-203-69971-81-135-87257-010.4324/9780203699713 (CKB)2550000001136534(EBL)1487199(SSID)ssj0001048178(PQKBManifestationID)12433562(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001048178(PQKBWorkID)10997941(PQKB)10422975(MiAaPQ)EBC1487199(Au-PeEL)EBL1487199(CaPaEBR)ebr10784382(CaONFJC)MIL536237(OCoLC)870592062(OCoLC)861692484(FINmELB)ELB135508(EXLCZ)99255000000113653420180706d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMaster narratives and their discontents /James Elkins ; with an introduction by Anna Sigríður ArnarNew York ;London :Routledge,2005.1 online resource (201 p.)Theories of modernism and postmodernism in the visual arts : a book series from Routledge and University College CorkDescription based upon print version of record.0-415-97269-8 1-306-04986-5 Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-187) and index.Cover; Master Narrativesand Their Discontents; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Series Preface; Introduction; Master Narratives and Their Discontents; 1. Modernisms; 2. Postmodernisms; 3. Politics; 4. The Importance of Skill; 5. The Idea That None of This Matters Anymore; 6. Conclusions; Seminar; Writings by James Elkins; IndexIn 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 tTheories of modernism and postmodernism in the visual arts.Art criticismModernism (Art)PostmodernismArt criticism.Modernism (Art)Postmodernism.701.18Elkins James1955-,847219FlBoTFGFlBoTFGBOOK9910790646103321Master narratives and their discontents3866254UNINA