Sacred exchanges : images in global context
by
Ferrell, Robyn, 1960-
Title
:
Sacred exchanges : images in global context
Author
:
Ferrell, Robyn, 1960-
ISBN
:
9780231504423
Publication Information
:
New York : Columbia University Press, ©2012.
Physical Description
:
1 online resource (193 pages).
Series
:
Columbia themes in philosophy, social criticism, and the arts
Columbia themes in philosophy, social criticism, and the arts.
Abstract
:
The term?title" has multiple senses--as a claim to identity or social status, as an assertion of rights, as proof of ownership, as a designation of a work of art. In Untitled Robyn Ferrell contrasts these associations so characteristic of the first world with the status of indigenous peoples. She uses as an example a school of Aboriginal Australian women's art that has achieved significant international success in the contemporary art world. The work bears a strong superficial resemblance to Abstract Expressionism, yet, as Ferrell shows so beautifully, to see it in the guise of comparati.
Subject Term
:
Art -- Political aspects.
Art -- Economic aspects.
Art and society.
Painting, Aboriginal Australian.
Electronic Access
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Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | [[missing key: search.ChildField.HOLDING]] | Status |
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Online Library | E-Book | 376928-1001 | ONLINE | | Elektronik Kütüphane |