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Contemporary Art and the Home
Colin Painter
The home is, for many people, the location for their most intense relationships with visual things. Because they are constructed through the objects we choose, domestic spaces are deeply revealing of a range of cultural issues.
Marc Notes: Bibl. ref. & index; Dist. in the U. S. by NYU Press; Announced in paper @ $24.00. Biographical Note: Edited by Colin Painter, Artist and Curator. Also Emeritus Professor, Wimbledon School of ArtPublisher Marketing: The home is, for many people, the location for their most intense relationships with visual things. Because they are constructed through the objects we choose, domestic spaces are deeply revealing of a range of cultural issues. How is our interpretation of an object affected by the domestic environment in which it is placed? Why choose a stainless steel teapot over a leopard print one? How do the images hanging on the walls of our homes arrive there? In placing contemporary art in the context of the ordinary home, this book embarks on the contentious topic of whether high art impacts on ordinary people. What is the size and nature of the audience for contemporary art in Britain? Do people really visit more art galleries than attend football matches? What is the significance of the home in relation to such questions? Indeed, what constitutes art in the home?
Contributor Bio: Painter, Colin Edited by Colin Painter, Artist and Curator. Also Emeritus Professor, Wimbledon School of Art
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | October 1, 2002 |
| ISBN13 | 9781859736562 |
| Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Pages | 316 |
| Dimensions | 174 × 238 × 24 mm · 596 g |
| Language | English |
| Editor | Painter, Colin |
