The Art Public: A Short History

by Oskar Bätschmann, Nick Somers (Translation)

A brief intellectual history of the idea of the art public.
 
The Art Public explores the history of efforts to imagine a collective, general audience for art in the world. Oskar Bätschmann explores both written and pictorial evidence of the development of the “art public” as an idea and disentangles connections between art production, audiences, and actual reception. Two aspects shape the the transformation of the audience from passive recipient to active agent as well as satirical jabs at audiences by the likes of Cruikshank, Rowlandson, and Daumier. This sweeping account connects the ancient Greeks with Renaissance painters, modern writers, and contemporary movie stars in a deft survey of the ways we imagine art’s immediate impact on audiences and its afterlives in museums, galleries, and the world.
 

240 pages, Hardcover

Published August 15, 2023

Reviews

[Margot Peer · Rating 3 out of 5]

There were parts that i found interesting but also parts that i found very .. boring. Idk i thought it wouldnt be so historical

[Răzvan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Publicul este o meserie citEști „The Art Public- A Short History” de Oskar Batschmann, traducător Nick Somers, Reaktion Books, 2023
„Diferitele forme de performance art au dezvoltat din anii '60 utilizarea prezenței artiștilor și a publicului pentru a obține simultan creație și receptare.” p.21 Oskar Batschmann „The Art Public- A Short History”, traducător Nick Somers, Reaktion Books, 2023
De atâtea ori ai auzit vorbindu-se despre public, încât știi deja cât de nuanțat este sensul acestui concept. În volumul The Art Public: A Short History", Oskar Bätschmann îți arată că publicul nu a fost niciodată o entitate fixă. Vorbim despre un construct istoric aflat mereu în schimbare. Sigur, factorii sociali, economici și politici au rolul lor. Mai important este că formarea publicului rămâne legată de felul în care se dezvoltă instituțiile artistice dar și discursurile despre artă.
„Astăzi, toți participanții de pe scena artistică- artiști, dealeri, colecționari, organizatori de expoziții, presa, rețelele de socializare, editurile și autorii- concurează pentru atenție.” p.178 Oskar Batschmann „The Art Public- A Short History”, traducător Nick Somers, Reaktion Books, 2023
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[Paul · Rating 2 out of 5]

Incoherent. Some retired Art History prof. gets a grant, then another grant to empty out his drawers (the things in his desk, not the things that attach to his legs, though it's hard to tell the two apart).

Not that this book doesn't have its uses. Prof. ha assembled a pile of disconnected anecdotes, fortunately with full references, in case you need them for your own research. "Damned good to steal from," As Fuseli said of Blake.

Published in the UK (through yet another grant) by "Reaktion Books." You can't make these things up.