Spectacle and Display (Paperback)

Paperback. Leading international scholars and younger researchers address issues such as museum display, collecting, the creation of visual spectacles, institutional histories, curatorial strategies, cultural exclusion and definitions of heritage. An authoritative analysis on the way that art and the visual are displayed and presentedExplores a variety of cultural contexts and historical periodsA benchmark collection addressing specific displays and notable objects alongside the politics of spectacle and questions of audience In the ten years since Carol Duncan's Civilising Rituals: Inside Public Art Museums (1995), public and scholarly interest in the way that art and the visual have been displayed and are presented has increased enormously. This volume brings the discussions up to date. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.