Richard J Williams

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The Culture Factory: Architecture and the Contemporary Art MuseumPaperback, 14 January 2022

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Part of Series
New Directions in Contemporary Art
Print Length
144 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
Date Published
14 Jan 2022
ISBN-10
1848223978
ISBN-13
9781848223974

Description

This book explores the key battlegrounds in the design of the contemporary-art museum, describing the intersection of art, aesthetics, and politics at the highest levels, and the commitment of states, cities, and wealthy individuals to the display of art. It describes museum building as the projection of political power, but also as a desire to acquire power. It is commonplace to assume that the contemporary-art museum has become ever more spectacular, and the place of art ever more subservient within it. This book argues that a tendency to spectacle coexists with another equally powerful tendency, to make art museums that celebrate the artistic process, typically attempting to recreate the feeling of the artist's studio. Richard J. Williams's stimulating text includes many historical examples to illustrate how we got to where we are now, from the Centre Pompidou in Paris, to the Guggenheim museums in New York and Bilbao, London's Tate Modern, Oscar Niemeyer's work in Brazil and beyond, and the 798 Art District in Beijing.

Product Details

Author:
Richard J Williams
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
14 January 2022
Dimensions:
19.81 x 13.21 x 1.27 cm
ISBN-10:
1848223978
ISBN-13:
9781848223974
Language:
English
Pages:
144
Weight:
181.44 gm

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