The Art Public: A Short History

by Oskar Bätschmann

Book Overview

A brief intellectual history of the idea of the art public.

The Art Public explores the history of efforts to imagine a collective, general audience for art in the world. Oskar B?tschmann explores both written and pictorial evidence of the development of the "art public" as an idea and disentangles connections between art production, audiences, and actual reception. Two aspects shape the narrative: the transformation of the audience...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1789146941
• ISBN13: 9781789146943
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.6"