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Theory and Criticism

2003

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Temporality, Impermanence And The Museum The Ethics Of Conservation And The Works Of Anselm Kiefer, Virginia A. Dressler May 2003

Temporality, Impermanence And The Museum The Ethics Of Conservation And The Works Of Anselm Kiefer, Virginia A. Dressler

Virginia A Dressler

Using some of the concepts from Heidegger's 'The origin of a work of art'
as a foundation, I will argue that every work is a unique and original entity, not
capable of being simulated or repeated by artificial means. A work is bound by the
temporal nature of its own material, as in all forms of matter. The product of
restoration work is ultimately a copy of the original, destroying a work's original
essence of time, material and space. Museums often present works as absolutes
within seemingly timeless walls of illusion. An environment of immortality is often
conveyed, where age …

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Noguchi, Sculptural Abstraction, And The Politics Of Japanese American Internment, Amy Lyford Feb 2003

Noguchi, Sculptural Abstraction, And The Politics Of Japanese American Internment, Amy Lyford

Amy Lyford

Focuses on Japanese American sculptor Isamu Noguchi and his works. Remarks from editor Thomas Hess on Noguchi's work entitled Kouros; Reason the work entitled Death attracted attention; Modernist sculptural technique of Noguchi.

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Technology, Time, And The Return Of Abstract Painting, Graham Macphee Jan 2003

Technology, Time, And The Return Of Abstract Painting, Graham Macphee

English Faculty Publications

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Le Numéro Barbette: Photography And The Politics Of Embodiment In Interwar Paris, Amy Lyford Dec 2002

Le Numéro Barbette: Photography And The Politics Of Embodiment In Interwar Paris, Amy Lyford

Amy Lyford

No abstract provided.

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Advertising Surrealist Masculinities: André Kertész In Paris, Amy Lyford Dec 2002

Advertising Surrealist Masculinities: André Kertész In Paris, Amy Lyford

Amy Lyford

No abstract provided.

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