| Description |
xxxvii, 291 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
The MIT Press writing art series |
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MIT Press writing art series.
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| Contents |
Foreword : revolution and revelation / Pierre Bourdieu -- Introduction : mimicry, excess, critique / Alexander Alberro -- 1. An artist's statement -- 2. In and out of place -- 3. "Creativity = capital"? -- 4. It's art when I say it's art, or ... -- 5. What's intangible, transitory, mediating, participatory, and rendered in the public sphere? -- 6. What's intangible, transitory, medicating, participatory, and rendered in the public sphere? : Part II -- 7. "To quote," say the Kabyles, "is to bring back to life" -- 8. Notes on the museum's publicity -- 9. Museum highlights : a gallery talk -- 10. A letter to the Wadsworth Atheneum -- 11. Welcome to the Wadsworth -- 12. Aren't they lovely? : an introduction -- 13. A speech on documenta -- 14. How to provide an artistic service : an introduction -- 15. What do I, as an artist, provide? : (a speech at the EA-Generali Foundation) -- 16. Slashing the American canvas, or, why I would rather have a day job -- 17. A "sensation" chronicle |
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18. Official welcome -- 19. Isn't this a wonderful place? : (a tour of a tour of the Guggenheim Bilbao) |
| Summary |
"The writings in Museum Highlights are arranged to reflect different aspects of Fraser's artistic practice. They include essays that trace the development of critical "artistic practice" as cultural resistance; performance scripts that explore art institutions and the public sphere; and texts that explore the ambivalent relationship of art to the economic and political interests of its time. The final piece, "Isn't This a Wonderful Place? (A Tour of a Tour of the Guggenheim Bilbao)," reflects on the role of museums in an era of globalization. Among the book's 30 illustrations are stills from performance pieces, some never before published."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [260]-265) and index |
| Subject |
Fraser, Andrea -- Written works.
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Fraser, Andrea -- Aesthetics.
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Art and society -- United States.
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Performance art -- United States.
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| Author |
Alberro, Alexander.
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| LC no. |
2004058756 |
| ISBN |
0262062445 alkaline paper |
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