Art and Its Publics

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Museum Studies at the Millennium

Series: New Interventions in Art History

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Art and Its Publics explores the dynamic interaction between art objects, their display settings, and the audiences they engage. Tracing the evolution of public museums from engines of democracy post-French Revolution to modern centres for art democratization, the book addresses the crucial question of "whose museum?". Featuring essays from both sides of the Atlantic, by museum professionals and academics alike, it examines contemporary challenges in museum practice and theory, fostering informed debate on the relationships that shape art experiences today.
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This volume is ideal for museum professionals, academics, students of arts and culture, and readers interested in the theory and practice of public art institutions.

Bringing together essays by museum professionals and academics from both sides of the Atlantic, Art and its Publics tackles current issues confronting the museum community and seeks to further the debate between theory and practice around the most pressing of contemporary concerns.

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Art and Its Publics explores the interface between the art object, its site of display, and the viewing public. Engines of democracy at their inception during the French Revolution, public museums have since fostered the democratization of art.

As museum-going has increased dramatically in recent years, the question of "whose museum?" and how museums construct and engage their publics has taken on added urgency. The essays in Art and Its Publics present a cross-section of current issues, with contributions from both sides of the Atlantic and from museum professionals as well as academics.

Essayists tackle issues confronting the museum community and seek to further the debate between theory and practice around the most pressing of contemporary concerns.

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Praised as a valuable addition to museum studies, Art and Its Publics offers lucid, observant essays that challenge assumptions about art museums as monolithic institutions. Contributors deliver stimulating insights into diverse exhibition strategies and audience engagement, with essays that are both provocative and informative. It is recommended for anyone seriously interested in the cultural roles of museums and art audiences.

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ISBN: 9780631230472

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 25 March 2003

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

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Edited by Andrew McClellan
Edited by Andrew McClellan

Audience: Professional and scholarly

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Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 231.0mm

Weight: 354g

Pages: 240

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Arts & Culture Education & Reference Non-Fiction Science & Nature Series: New Interventions in Art History

About the Author

Andrew McClellan is Associate Professor of Art History at Tufts University. He is author of Inventing the Louvre: Art, Politics, and the Origins of the Modern Museum in Eighteenth-century Paris (1999).

Art and Its Publics