Description
Informed by both structuralism and poststructuralism, these essays by art critic and historian Yve Alain Bois seek to redefine the status of theory in modernist critical discourse. Warning against the uncritical adoption of theoretical fashions and equally against the a priori rejection of all theory, Bois argues that theory is best employed in response to the specific demands of a critical problem. The essays lucidly demonstrate the uses of various theoretical approaches in conjunction with close reading of both paintings and texts.
Author: Yve-Alain Bois
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: 05/04/1993
Pages: 358
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.23lbs
Size: 8.94h x 7.08w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9780262521802
ISBN10: 0262521806
BISAC Categories:
- Art | Criticism & Theory
- Art | Techniques | Painting
Author: Yve-Alain Bois
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: 05/04/1993
Pages: 358
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.23lbs
Size: 8.94h x 7.08w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9780262521802
ISBN10: 0262521806
BISAC Categories:
- Art | Criticism & Theory
- Art | Techniques | Painting
About the Author
Henry J. Aaron is Senior Fellow in Economic Studies and The Bruce and Virginia MacLaury Chair at the Brookings Institution.