Theory Rules: Art as Theory / Theory as Art

by Jody Berland

Book Overview

In art theory, as in cultural life generally, there has a long been tension between theory and artistic practice. The desire to resolve these tensions has been a principal impulse shaping artistic work and criticism over the last century. The last decade has seen the emergence of a broad, interdisciplinary body of theoretical work with a distinctive relationship to artistic practice, providing a common reference in artworks to the principles and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802076572
• ISBN13: 9780802076571
• Release Date: July 1996
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 8.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher