Art, museums and touch

by Fiona Candlin

Art, museums and touch' examines conceptions and uses of touch within arts museums and art history. Candlin deftly weaves archival material and contemporary museology together with government policy and art practice to question the foundations of modern art history, museums as sites of visual learning, and the association of touch with female identity and sexuality.

This remarkable study presents a challenging riposte to museology and art history...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719079330
• ISBN13: 9780719079337
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"