Interpreting art in museums and galleries

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Whitehead Christopher 1972-
Published: Routledge,
Publisher Address: Abingdon, Oxon [England] New York, NY
Publication Dates: 2012.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Carrier Form: xx, 196 p.: ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 9780415419208 (hardback : alk. paper)
0415419204 (hardback : alk. paper)
9780415419222 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0415419220 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Index Number: J
CLC: J-28
Call Number: J-28/W592
Contents: Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-188) and index.
pt. 1. Introductory mappings. What is art interpretation? Why interpret art? ; The cultural cartography of the museum ; Matters of interpretation : materiality, authority, chronology -- pt. 2. Interpretive practice today. Interpretive frames : historical figurative art ; Interpretive frames : modern, contemporary and non-figurative art ; Case studies : institutional approaches to historical art ; Case studies : institutional approaches to contemporary art ; Interpretive futures.