Art has always been contested terrain; whether the object in question is a medieval tapestry or Duchamps Fountain. But questions about the categories of "art" and "art history" acquired increased urgency during the 1970s; when new developments in critical theory and other intellectual projects dramatically transformed the discipline. The first edition of Critical Terms for Art History both mapped and contributed to those transformations; offering a spirited reassessment of the fields methods and terminology.Art history as a field has kept pace with debates over globalization and other social and political issues in recent years; making a second edition of this book not just timely; but crucial. Like its predecessor; this new edition consists of essays that cover a wide variety of "loaded" terms in the history of art; from sign to meaning; ritual to commodity. Each essay explains and comments on a single term; discussing the issues the term raises and putting the term into practice as an interpretive framework for a specific work of art. For example; Richard Shiff discusses "Originality" in Vija Celminss To Fix the Image in Memory; a work made of eleven pairs of stones; each consisting of one "original" stone and one painted bronze replica.In addition to the twenty-two original essays; this edition includes nine new onesmdash;performance; style; memory/monument; body; beauty; ugliness; identity; visual culture/visual studies; and social history of artmdash;as well as new introductory material. All help expand the books scope while retaining its central goal of stimulating discussion of theoretical issues in art history and making that discussion accessible to both beginning students and senior scholars.Contributors: Mark Antliff; Nina Athanassoglou-Kallmyer; Stephen Bann; Homi K. Bhabha; Suzanne Preston Blier; Michael Camille; David Carrier; Craig Clunas; Whitney Davis; Jas Elsner; Ivan Gaskell; Ann Gibson; Charles Harrison; James D. Herbert; Amelia Jones; Wolfgang Kemp; Joseph Leo Koerner; Patricia Leighten; Paul Mattick Jr.; Richard Meyer; W. J. T. Mitchell; Robert S. Nelson; Margaret Olin; William Pietz; Alex Potts; Donald Preziosi; Lisbet Rausing; Richard Shiff; Terry Smith; Kristine Stiles; David Summers; Paul Wood; James E. Young
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Although I was surprised at its small size but found it is easy to see the illustrationsBy twylaI had been looking for this book for a while. Although I was surprised at its small size but found it is easy to see the illustrations. I like the fact it is not actually step by step instructions as much as it is an account of Clares process of how she draws cats. I found that interesting it made me realize even the best artists may take a long while to get it just so and to be happy with their finished works.Adorable paintings; thank you Clare Turlay NewberryGPC; Massachusetts0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Bring on the nostalgiaBy W. IveyMy favorite book as a child was Newberrys Kittens ABC. I loved the look of the watercolor strokes. Getting a look at the artists process after all these years is a treat and brings back memories.