Beyond aesthetics: art and the technologies of enchantment
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9781859734643
Date de publication :
1 sept. 2001
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
560 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The anthropology of art is currently at a crossroads. Although well versed in the meaning of art in small-scale tribal societies, anthropologists are still wrestling with the question of how to interpret art in a complex, post-colonial environment. Alfred Gell recently confronted this problem in his posthumous book Art and Agency.