{"product_id":"interpreting-art-in-museums-and-galleries-paperback","title":"Interpreting Art in Museums and Galleries - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristopher Whitehead\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this pioneering book, Christopher Whitehead provides an overview and critique of art interpretation practices in museums and galleries. Covering the philosophy and sociology of art, traditions in art history and art display, the psychology of the aesthetic experience and ideas about learning and communication, Whitehead advances major theoretical frameworks for understanding interpretation from curators' and visitors' perspectives. Although not a manual, the book is deeply practical. It presents extensively researched European and North American case studies involving interviews with professionals engaged in significant cutting-edge interpretation projects. Finally, it sets out the ethical and political responsibilities of institutions and professionals engaged in art interpretation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExploring the theoretical and practical dimensions of art interpretation in accessible language, this book covers: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe construction of art by museums and galleries, in the form of collections, displays, exhibition and discourse;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe historical and political dimensions of art interpretation;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe functioning of narrative, categories and chronologies in art displays;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ePractices, discourses and problems surrounding the interpretation of historical and contemporary art;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eVisitor experiences and questions of authorship and accessibility;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe role of exhibition texts, new interpretive technologies and live interpretation in art museum and gallery contexts.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThoroughly researched with immediately practical applications, \u003cem\u003eInterpreting Art in Museums and Galleries\u003c\/em\u003e will inform the practices of art curators and those studying the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChris Whitehead\u003c\/strong\u003e teaches Museum, Gallery and Heritage Studies and runs the Art Museum and Gallery Studies postgraduate programme at the International Centre for Cultural and Heritage Studies, Newcastle University, UK. He has substantial experience of developing interpretive resources in museums and galleries and is the author of numerous books and articles in the field of museum studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 23, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42736861642815,"sku":"9780415419222","price":112.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d3f94ceffbbb31fccb5dbede9cea06c5.webp?v=1765148100","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/interpreting-art-in-museums-and-galleries-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}