03278nam 2200709Ia 450 991096957210332120251117094819.01-136-50613-61-283-43483-097866134348381-136-50614-40-203-14561-510.4324/9780203145616 (CKB)2550000000079758(EBL)838179(OCoLC)773565359(SSID)ssj0000637100(PQKBManifestationID)12251206(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000637100(PQKBWorkID)10677801(PQKB)10558424(MiAaPQ)EBC838179(Au-PeEL)EBL838179(CaPaEBR)ebr10610135(CaONFJC)MIL343483(OCoLC)798592732(FINmELB)ELB153779(EXLCZ)99255000000007975820110617d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrInterpreting art in museums and galleries /Christopher Whitehead1st ed.Abingdon, Oxon [England] ;New York, NY Routledge20121 online resource (213 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-41922-0 0-415-41920-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-188) and index.Front Cover; Interpreting Art in Museums and Galleries; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures; Preface; Part I: Introductory mappings; 1. What is art interpretation? Why interpret art?; 2. The cultural cartography of the museum; 3. Matters of interpretation: materiality, authority, chronology; Part II: Interpretive practice today; 4. Interpretive frames: historical figurative art; 5. Interpretive frames: modern, contemporary and non-figurative art; 6. Case studies: institutional approaches to historical art; 7. Case studies: institutional approaches to contemporary art8. Interpretive futuresNotes; References; IndexIn this pioneering book, Christopher Whitehead provides an overview and critique of art interpretation practices in museums and galleries. Covering the philosophy and sociology of art, traditions in art history and art display, the psychology of the aesthetic experience and ideas about learning and communication, Whitehead advances major theoretical frameworks for understanding interpretation from curators' and visitors' perspectives. Although not a manual, the book is deeply practical. It presents extensively researched European and North American case studies involving interviews with proArt museumsEducational aspectsArtStudy and teachingArt and societyArt appreciationArt museumsEducational aspects.ArtStudy and teaching.Art and society.Art appreciation.701/.18Whitehead Christopher1972-876960MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910969572103321Interpreting art in museums and galleries4489304UNINA