Criticizing Art : Understanding the Contemporary

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Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1999-12-03
Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
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Summary

Designed as a supplementary text, this book helps students of art and art history better understand contemporary art by engaging them in the study of criticism and the practice of critically considering contemporary forms of art.

Author Biography

Professor of Art Education at The Ohio State University. Terry Barrett is a recipient of a Distinguished Teaching Award for his courses in criticism.

Table of Contents

1. About Art Criticism

2. Theory and Art Criticism

3. Describing Art

4. Interpreting Art

5. Judging Art

6. Writing and Talking About Art

Notes

Bibliography

Index

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