The Art Public – A Short History : A Short History
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1789146941
ISBN-13
9781789146943
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Imprint
Reaktion Books
Country of Manufacture
IN
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 1st, 2023
Print length
240 Pages
Weight
588 grams
Dimensions
22.30 x 14.90 x 2.10 cms
Product Classification:
History of art / art & design stylesHistory of art
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A sweeping account of the ‘art public’, the collective audience for art.
Although the idea of a collective audience for art – an ‘art public’ – is highly significant in the art world, this is the first book to enquire into the actual history of the art public. The book explores both written and pictorial evidence of its behaviour, and disentangles the connections between art production, the expectations of the audience and a work’s reception. Two aspects shape the narrative: first, the transformation of the audience from passive recipient to active agent; and second, the mockery of the audience by satirists such as George Cruikshank, Thomas Rowlandson, Honoré Daumier and many others. This sweeping account moves from the Greek artist Apelles to Leon Battista Alberti and Leonardo da Vinci, and from Oscar Wilde to film stars, art tourists and leading art museums and galleries worldwide.
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