{"title":"Brian O'Doherty","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrian O'Doherty's works delve into the intricate relationship between art and its presentation, offering profound insights into visual culture and the spaces that frame artistic expression. His writing is essential for readers interested in the theory and critique of contemporary art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a sharp and thoughtful approach, O'Doherty explores the dynamics of galleries and museums, making his books a valuable resource within \u003cem\u003eEducation \u0026amp; Reference\u003c\/em\u003e. His examinations encourage a deeper understanding of how art is experienced beyond the canvas.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"inside-the-white-cube-by-brian-odoherty-9780520220409","title":"Inside the White Cube","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen these essays first appeared in \u003ci\u003eArtforum\u003c\/i\u003e in 1976, their impact was immediate. They were discussed, annotated, cited, collected, and translated—the three issues of \u003ci\u003eArtforum\u003c\/i\u003e in which they appeared have become nearly impossible to obtain. Having Brian O'Doherty's provocative essays available again is a signal event for the art world. This edition also includes \"The Gallery as Gesture,\" a critically important piece published ten years after the others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eO'Doherty was the first to explicitly confront a particular crisis in postwar art as he sought to examine the assumptions on which the modern commercial and museum gallery was based. Concerned with the complex and sophisticated relationship between economics, social context, and aesthetics as represented in the contested space of the art gallery, he raises the question of how artists must construe their work in relation to the gallery space and system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese essays are essential reading for anyone interested in the history and issues of postwar art in Europe and the United States. Teeming with ideas, relentless in their pursuit of contradiction and paradox, they exhibit both the understanding of the artist (Patrick Ireland) and the precision of the scholar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith an introduction by Thomas McEvilley and a brilliantly cogent afterword by its author, Brian O'Doherty once again leads us on the perilous journey to the centre of the art world: \u003ci\u003eInside the White Cube\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461058543852,"sku":"9780520220409","price":60.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780520220409-inside-the-white-cube.jpg?v=1774957167"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/brian-odoherty.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}