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Issues in Curating Contemporary Art and Performanceby Judith Rugg; Michèle Sedgwick
Intellect 2007; US$ 10.00Explores developments in electronic art, art/science collaboration, nongallery spaces, and 'virtual' fields. This volume examines issues surrounding the curation of art and performance exhibitions. It covers original theories and expanded concepts of curating contemporary art. more...
Structures of Image Collectionsby Howard F. Greisdorf; Brian C. O'Connor
Greenwood Publishing Group 2007; US$ 45.00Human beings have always had a penchant for collecting images. The challenge today is that almost anything and everything in the world is available as a viewable image. Consequently, say O'Connor and Greisdorf, image collections can no longer be the result of ad hoc processes rooted in antiquated methodologies. To this end, they present the reader with an interdisciplinary approach to the principles, practices and belief systems underlying categorization and image management. The book is divided into three parts: defining the nature of images; describing how images are used; and explaining how and why images are collected (including the mechanics of storage and accessibility). Individual chapters contain a historical perspective on the subject... more...
Revisualizing Visual Cultureby Chris Bailey; Hazel Gardiner
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2010; US$ 99.95By focusing on the advanced ICT methods now being employed, this volume details the long-lasting effects and advances now made possible in art history and its associated disciplines. The authors analyze the most advanced and significant tools and technologies, evaluating their impact and projecting supported theories for the future scholarship in this field. more...
Marketing the Artsby Daragh O'Reilly; Finola Kerrigan
Taylor & Francis 2010; US$ 55.95Offers the various ways to study and practice arts marketing, moving away from traditional managerial marketing to embrace other areas of marketing theory, including branding and consumer culture theory. more...
On Curatingby Carolee Thea; Thomas Micchelli; Hans Obrist
Distributed Art Publishers, Inc. 2010; US$ 29.95On Curating , Carolee Thea's second volume of interviews with ten of today's leading curators, explores the intellectual convictions and personal visions that lay the groundwork for the most prestigious and influential exhibitions in the world today. Among the aesthetic and theoretical issues raised are the relationship between artist and curator, globalism, post-colonialism, capitalism, the future of cultural tourism and the biennial as spectacle or utopian ideal. As Thea notes in her introduction, "the biennial or mega-exhibition--a laboratory for experimentation, investigation and aesthetic liberation--is where the curators' experience and knowledge are tested. As they negotiate venues for artistic expression, intellectual... more...
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