Contemporary Cultures of Display

by Emma Barker (Editor)

Focusing on the place of art in contemporary culture, this work discusses museums, galleries and exhibitions in Western Europe and the USA. It encourages readers to reflect on their own experiences and to consider whether today's art could be considered to be dominated by 'spectacle'.

Genres: Art, Art History, Art Design

272 pages, Paperback

First published September 10, 1999

Reviews

[Vichy · Rating 4 out of 5]

My intro book for museum studies. I like the case study format of the book, very inspiring.

[Martin Ridgway · Rating 4 out of 5]

So why are the walls of London's National Gallery covered in green or red, whilst the Sainsbury Wing appears as cool grey/beige stone? Why the "white cube" paradigm for modern art? Those are the sorts of questions that you get here and it will have you looking at the structure of the gallery rather than the display. Very well presented.