Spectacle and Display
Deborah Cherry editor Fintan Cullen editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Published:9th Apr '08
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Leading international scholars and younger researchers address issues such as museum display, collecting, the creation of visual spectacles, institutional histories, curatorial strategies, cultural exclusion and definitions of heritage.
- An authoritative analysis on the way that art and the visual are displayed and presented
- Explores a variety of cultural contexts and historical periods
- A benchmark collection addressing specific displays and notable objects alongside the politics of spectacle and questions of audience
"International experts and new researchers dissect centuries of museum exhibition … which breathes fresh perspective … .Insights on individual displays … allow for deeper examinations of such issues as collecting institutional history and defining heritage." (Museum News, November 2008)
ISBN: 9781405175241
Dimensions: 246mm x 170mm x 15mm
Weight: 490g
200 pages