Art and artifact : the museum as medium / James Putnam.

Main entry:

Putnam, James.

Title & Author:

Art and artifact : the museum as medium / James Putnam.

Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Thames & Hudson, 2001.

Description:

208 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-201) and index.
Open the box -- The museum effect -- Art or artifact -- Public inquiry -- Framing the frame -- Curator/creator -- On the inside -- Without walls.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

"Breaking new ground as the first ever extensive survey of one of the most important and intriguing themes in art today, this book examines the phenomenon of the ideological exchange and often obsessive relationship between artist and museum." "The works chosen for inclusion here, as well as direct quotations from the writings of individual artists, offer a wide-ranging coverage of projects by established and emerging figures alike. The artists featured include such names as Tracey Emin, Hans Haacke, Christian Boltanski, Fred Wilson and Ilya Kabakov. Art and Artifact will serve as an indispensable guide to the position and likely future role of the museum at the beginning of the 21st century, whether within the walls of an institutional building or in the broader context of the urban environment."--Jacket.

ISBN:

0500237905
9780500237908

Subject:

Artists and museums.
Museums Philosophy.
Art Exhibition techniques.
Installations (Art) Catalogs.
Artistes et musées.
Musées Philosophie.
Art Techniques d'exposition.
Installations (Art) Catalogues.
Installations (Art)
Kunstenaars.
Kunstmusea.
Beïnvloeding.
Museums in art
Art, Modern 20th century Themes, motives

Form/genre:

catalogs (documents)
Catalogs.
Catalogues.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 218955
Call No.: N430.P8 2001
Status: Available

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