From Global to Alter-Globalist Art History

Art and Art History

Art History Resources on the Web (Christopher L.C.E. Witcombe, Sweet Briar College). This award-winning site covers the gamut of art history topics from prehistoric to contemporary, plus museums, research resources, blogs, newsletters, course syllabi, and much more. Searchable database. Professor Witcombe also hosts a series of brief, humorous but informative art history videos at http://arthis...

Art and Art History

Art History Resources on the Web (Christopher L.C.E. Witcombe, Sweet Briar College). This award-winning site covers the gamut of art history topics from prehistoric to contemporary, plus museums, research resources, blogs, newsletters, course syllabi, and much more. Searchable database. Professor Witcombe also hosts a series of brief, humorous but informative art history videos at http://arthis...

Art History and the Global Challenge: A Critical Perspective

The challenge of globalization and the “decolonization” of our way of thinking have become a major concern for most art historians. While it is still too early to assess the impact on the discipline of the “Global turn”—a turn that is all the more timid that it materializes more slowly in public collections and public opinions than in books—we nonetheless wanted to probe scholars who are paying...

the aesthetic dimension of howard barkers art: a frankfurtian approach to scenes from an execution and no end of blame

رابطه ی میانِ هنر و شرایطِ اجتماعیِ زایش آن همواره در طولِ تاریخ دغدغه ی ذهنی و دل مشغولیِ اساسیِ منتقدان و نیز هنرمندان بوده است. از آنجا که هنر در قفس آهنیِ زندگیِ اجتماعی محبوس است، گسترش وابستگیِ آن با نهاد ها و اصولِ اجتماعی پیرامون، صرفِ نظر از هم سو بودن و یا غیرِ هم سو بودنِ آن نهاد ها، امری اجتناب ناپذیر به نظر می رسد. با این وجود پدیدار گشتنِ چنین مباحثِ حائز اهمییتی در میان منتقدین، با ظهورِ مکتب ما...

Global Art