Art beyond Itself: Anthropology for a Society without a Story Line

by Néstor García Canclini

Book Overview

First published in Spanish in 2010, Art beyond Itself is N stor Garc a Canclini's deft assessment of contemporary art. The renowned cultural critic suggests that, ideally, art is the place of imminence, the place where we glimpse something just about to happen. Yet, as he demonstrates, defining contemporary art and its role in society is an ever more complicated endeavor. Museums, auction houses, artists, and major actors in economics, politics,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822356090
• ISBN13: 9780822356097
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"