The Crisis of Criticism - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 1565844173 ISBN 13: 9781565844179

Casa editrice: New Pr, 1998

Riassunto

Not long ago, the fate of a film or Broadway show rested in the hands of the critics. Producers and directors could be found in Sardis opening night waiting nervously for the reviews in the late edition papers. A film would fail with a pan from Pauline Kael. An artist's work would instantly increase in value if celebrated by the right papers. But what is the purpose of the critic today? Are they the legislators of cultural tastes, or a conduit for the public's understanding of art? Why are these people entitled to dictate what is good or bad, and who is listening anymore? Maurice Berger assembles the top critics in each field to address the problematic nature of the critic's authority and responsibilities. Contributors include Richard Martin, bell hooks, Jim Hoberman, Arlene Croce, Wayne Koestenbaum, and others.

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Maurice Berger is a cultural historian, art critic, and curator. He is Research Professor and Chief Curator at the Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture, University of Maryland, Baltimore County. A student of the pioneering theoretical art historian Rosalind E. Krauss, he completed a B.A. at Hunter College and Ph.D. in art history and critical theory at the City University of New York.

Berger is the author of eleven books on the subject of American art, culture, and the politics of race. His writing on art, film, television, theater, law, and the politics of race have appeared in many journals and newspapers, includingArtforum, Art in America, the New York Times, the Village Voice,October, Wired, and the Los Angeles Times. He has also contributed essays to numerous exhibition catalogs and anthologies.

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• Editore: New Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1565844173
• ISBN 13: 9781565844179
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 172
• Redattore: Berger Maurice