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How Art Can Be Thought: A Handbook for Change

How Art Can Be Thought: A Handbook for Change Paperback / softback - 2018

by Allan deSouza

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Paperback / softback. New. Allan deSouza examines the popular terminology through which art is discussed, valued, and taught, showing how pedagogical language and practices within art schools can adapt to a politicized and rapidly changing world, as well as to the demands of contemporary art within a global industry.
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  • Title How Art Can Be Thought: A Handbook for Change
  • Author Allan deSouza
  • Binding Paperback / softback
  • Condition New
  • Pages 336
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Duke University Press
  • Date 2018-11-09
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # A9781478000471
  • ISBN 9781478000471 / 1478000473
  • Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.9 x 6 x 0.7 in (22.61 x 15.24 x 1.78 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Art, Art appreciation
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2018008220
  • Dewey Decimal Code 701.18

From the publisher

What terms do we use to describe and evaluate art, and how do we judge if art is good, and if it is for the social good? In How Art Can Be Thought Allan deSouza investigates such questions and the popular terminology through which art is discussed, valued, and taught. Adapting art viewing to contemporary demands within a rapidly changing world, deSouza outlines how art functions as politicized culture within a global industry. In addition to offering new pedagogical strategies for MFA programs and the training of artists, he provides an extensive analytical glossary of some of the most common terms used to discuss art while focusing on their current and changing usage. He also shows how these terms may be crafted to new artistic and social practices, particularly in what it means to decolonize the places of display and learning. DeSouza's work will be invaluable to the casual gallery visitor and the arts professional alike, to all those who regularly look at, think about, and make art--especially art students and faculty, artists, art critics, and curators.

About the author

Al-An (Allan) deSouza is Associate Professor and Chair of Art Practice at the University of California, Berkeley. His work has been shown nationally and internationally, including at the Phillips Collection, the Whitney Museum, the Centre Pompidou, the National Museum of African Art, and the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.