Art Worlds, 25th Anniversary Edition

Author: Howard S. Becker
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520934873
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 441

Book Description
This classic sociological examination of art as collective action explores the cooperative network of suppliers, performers, dealers, critics, and consumers who—along with the artist—"produce" a work of art. Howard S. Becker looks at the conventions essential to this operation and, prospectively, at the extent to which art is shaped by this collective activity. The book is thoroughly illustrated and updated with a new dialogue between Becker and eminent French sociologist Alain Pessin about the extended social system in which art is created, and with a new preface in which the author talks about his own process in creating this influential work.

Art Worlds

Author: Howard Saul Becker
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520043862
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 414

Book Description

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Author: Sarah Perry
Publisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 1947440055
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 56

Book Description
“Imagination is the name of the game, and Perry plays it with distinction. Eye-catching, mind-bending illustrations” (Booklist) Take a fantastical journey where anything can happen: leaves turn into fish, cats fly with wings, humans have tails, frogs eat rainbows, and dreams become visible. The Getty’s first children’s title, Sarah Perry’s delightful picture book of “surreal possibilities” has remained a beloved backlist classic since it was first published in 1995. Her magical watercolors are an open invitation to the imagination and conjure up a world of limitless possibilities. Issued to celebrate a remarkable book’s twenty-fifth anniversary, this enhanced, expanded, and enlivened edition will appeal to a brand-new generation of readers. Children of all ages will enjoy this romp through an inspiring, imaginative world.

Telling About Society

Author: Howard S. Becker
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226041263
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 335

Book Description
Explores the unconventional ways we communicate what we know about society to others. Becker explores the many ways knowledge about society can be shared and interpreted through different forms of telling—fiction, films, photographs, maps, even mathematical models—many of which remain outside the boundaries of conventional social science. Eight case studies, including the photographs of Walker Evans, the plays of George Bernard Shaw, the novels of Jane Austen and Italo Calvino, and the sociology of Erving Goffman, provide support for Becker’s argument: that every way of telling about society is perfect—for some purpose. The trick is, as Becker notes, to discover what purpose is served by doing it this way rather than that. From publisher description.

The Artist's Way

Author: Julia Cameron
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0143129252
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 274

Book Description
"With its gentle affirmations, inspirational quotes, fill-in-the-blank lists and tasks — write yourself a thank-you letter, describe yourself at 80, for example — The Artist’s Way proposes an egalitarian view of creativity: Everyone’s got it."—The New York Times "Morning Pages have become a household name, a shorthand for unlocking your creative potential"—Vogue Over four million copies sold! Since its first publication, The Artist's Way phenomena has inspired the genius of Elizabeth Gilbert and millions of readers to embark on a creative journey and find a deeper connection to process and purpose. Julia Cameron's novel approach guides readers in uncovering problems areas and pressure points that may be restricting their creative flow and offers techniques to free up any areas where they might be stuck, opening up opportunities for self-growth and self-discovery. The program begins with Cameron’s most vital tools for creative recovery – The Morning Pages, a daily writing ritual of three pages of stream-of-conscious, and The Artist Date, a dedicated block of time to nurture your inner artist. From there, she shares hundreds of exercises, activities, and prompts to help readers thoroughly explore each chapter. She also offers guidance on starting a “Creative Cluster” of fellow artists who will support you in your creative endeavors. A revolutionary program for personal renewal, The Artist's Way will help get you back on track, rediscover your passions, and take the steps you need to change your life.

Still Life

Author: Fernando Domínguez Rubio
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022671408X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 426

Book Description
How do you keep the cracks in Starry Night from spreading? How do you prevent artworks made of hugs or candies from disappearing? How do you render a fading photograph eternal—or should you attempt it at all? These are some of the questions that conservators, curators, registrars, and exhibition designers dealing with contemporary art face on a daily basis. In Still Life, Fernando Domínguez Rubio delves into one of the most important museums of the world, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, to explore the day-to-day dilemmas that museum workers face when the immortal artworks that we see in the exhibition room reveal themselves to be slowly unfolding disasters. Still Life offers a fascinating and detailed ethnographic account of what it takes to prevent these disasters from happening. Going behind the scenes at MoMA, Domínguez Rubio provides a rare view of the vast technological apparatus—from climatic infrastructures and storage facilities, to conservation labs and machine rooms—and teams of workers—from conservators and engineers to guards and couriers—who fight to hold artworks still. As MoMA reopens after a massive expansion and rearranging of its space and collections, Still Life not only offers a much-needed account of the spaces, actors, and forms of labor traditionally left out of the main narratives of art, but it also offers a timely meditation on how far we, as a society, are willing to go to keep the things we value from disappearing into oblivion.

Mining the Museum

Author: Fred Wilson
Publisher: New Press
ISBN: 9781565841086
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 87

Book Description

The Gift

Author: Lewis Hyde
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307279502
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 466

Book Description
Examines the concept of gifts in anthropological terms and uses this approach to analyze the situation of creative artists and their gifts to society.

The Gift

Author: Lewis Hyde
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 356

Book Description
Starting with the premise that the work of art is a gift and not a commodity, this revolutionary book ranges across anthropology, literature, economics, and psychology to show how the 'commerce of the creative spirit' functions in the lives of artists and in culture as a whole.

The Best Little Boy in the World

Author: Andrew Tobias
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0345381769
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 257

Book Description
The classic account of growing up gay in America. "The best little boy in the world never had wet dreams or masturbated; he always topped his class, honored mom and dad, deferred to elders and excelled in sports . . . . The best little boy in the world was . . . the model IBM exec . . . The best little boy in the world was a closet case who 'never read anything about homosexuality.' . . . John Reid comes out slowly, hilariously, brilliantly. One reads this utterly honest account with the shock of recognition." The New York Times "The quality of this book is fantastic because it comes of equal parts honesty and logic and humor. It is far from being the story of a Gay crusader, nor is it the story of a closet queen. It is the story of a normal boy growing into maturity without managing to get raped into, or taunted because of, his homosexuality. . . . He is bright enough to be aware of his hangups and the reasons for them. And he writes well enough that he doesn't resort to sensationalism . . . ." San Francisco Bay Area Reporter