Animism, Materiality, and Museums: How Do Byzantine Things Feel?

by Glenn Peers

Book Overview

Byzantine art is normally explained as devotional, historical, highly intellectualized, but this book argues for an experiential necessity for a fuller, deeper, more ethical approach to this art. Written in response to an exhibition the author curated at The Menil Collection in 2013, this monograph challenges us to search for novel ways to explore and interrogate the art of this distant culture. They marshal diverse disciplines--modern art, environmental...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1641894679
• ISBN13: 9781641894678
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: ARC Humanities Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.8"