Compression vs. expression : containing and explaining the world's art / edited by John Onians.
How do we do justice to art when we treat it not as a discrete European or other regional tradition, but as a worldwide phenomenon with a long history? These essays explore the conflict between the need to compress and the desire to express the worlds art. All those who work with art, whether as cur...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Williamstown, Mass. :
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute,
[2006]
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| Series: | Clark studies in the visual arts.
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| Online Access: | Contributor biographical information |
| Summary: | How do we do justice to art when we treat it not as a discrete European or other regional tradition, but as a worldwide phenomenon with a long history? These essays explore the conflict between the need to compress and the desire to express the worlds art. All those who work with art, whether as curators, teachers, librarians, bibliographers, administrators, or writers, face this challenge as they work with art of more than one individual, place, persiod, or culture. Sixteen scholars from nine different countries explore the conflict and address the many questions that emerge--From publisher description. |
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| Item Description: | Based on the proceedings of the Clark Conference "Compression vs. Expression : Containing and Explaining the World's Art," held 6-8 April 2000 at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Mass. |
| Physical Description: | xi, 252 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 0300097905 0931102677 9780300097900 9780931102677 |