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101 0 $aeng
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200 10$aMaster narratives and their discontents /$fJames Elkins ; with an introduction by Anna Sigri?šur Arnar
210  1$aNew York ;$aLondon :$cRoutledge,$d2005.
215   $a1 online resource (201 p.)
225 1 $aTheories of modernism and postmodernism in the visual arts : a book series from Routledge and University College Cork
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 179-187) and index.
327   $aCover; 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; Index
330   $aIn this bracing engagement with the many versions of art history, James Elkins argues that the story of modernism and postmodernism is almost always told in terms of four narratives. Works of art are either seen as modern or postmodern, or praised for their technical skill or because of the politics they appear to embody. These are master narratives of contemporary criticism, and each leads to a different understanding of what art is and does. Both a cogent overview of the state of thinking about art and a challenge to think outside the art historical box, Master Narratives and t
410  0$aTheories of modernism and postmodernism in the visual arts.
606   $aArt criticism
606   $aModernism (Art)
606   $aPostmodernism
615  0$aArt criticism.
615  0$aModernism (Art)
615  0$aPostmodernism.
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700   $aElkins$b James$f1955-,$0847219
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