1995. 1st Edition. Paperback. This book considers the material conditions in which the production and consumption of art takes place, looking at how art is presented to the community and how art museums are shaped by cultural, social and political determinants. Num Pages: 192 pages, 70 illustrations. BIC Classification: A; GM; JFC; WTHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 11. Weight in Grams: 308. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: Civilizing Rituals: Inside Public Art Museums
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publication Date: 1995
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0415070120
ISBN 13: 9780415070126
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New

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Illustrated with over fifty photos, Civilizing Rituals merges contemporary debates with lively discussion and explores central issues involved in the making and displaying of art as industry and how it is presented to the community.

Carol Duncan looks at how nations, institutions and private individuals present art , and how art museums are shaped by cultural, social and political determinants.

Civilizing Rituals is ideal reading for students of art history and museum studies, and professionals in the field will also find much of interest here.

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Carol Duncan teaches art history at Ramapo College of New Jersey. Her essays have been collected in The Aesthetics of Power (1993).

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