Art and Artifact :The Museum as Medium
Art and Artifact :The Museum as Medium
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7 September, 2009
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From ‘cabinets of curiosities’ to assemblages of found objects and imitations of museum displays, artists have often turned their attention to the ideas and systems traditionally embodied in the museum – display, archiving, classification, storage, curatorship – which they have then appropriated, mimicked and reinterpreted in their own work. Citing a huge range of examples, James Putnam shows not only the ways in which artists have been influenced by museum systems and made their works into simulations of the museum, but also how they have questioned the role of museums, observed their practices, intervened in them and helped to redefine them.
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780500288351 |
| ISBN10 | 0500288356 |
| Number Of Pages | 216 |
| Item Weight | 1030 g |
| Publisher / Reseller | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Format | paperback |
| Edition | Revised Edition |
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'A rare experience. It is a book concerned with complex issues that expresses them in a simple, engaging way and refrains from retreating into jargon … a rewarding exercise in the visual.' - The Art Book
'A significant addition to the existing scholarship' - Tate Magazine
Author's Bio
James Putnam is an independent curator and writer. He is currently Senior Research Fellow, Exhibitions at the London College of Fashion in London.