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Circulation And Resemanticization: An Aporetic Palimpsest, Béatrice Joyeux-Prunel
Circulation And Resemanticization: An Aporetic Palimpsest, Béatrice Joyeux-Prunel
Artl@s Bulletin
Studies of the processes of resemanticization at work in artistic circulation are few and far between; attempts at articulating a theoretical understanding of such processes are rarer still. This paper will investigate the questions raised by a circulatory approach to the history of art, and review the methods and sources which can allow us to answer them. How is the meaning of a work of art conveyed? How is this meaning constituted, and how does it evolve across different places and moments? What are the factors that contribute to such changes? What are the possible consequences of artistic resemanticization? Are …