Download or read book Contemporary Collecting written by Kevin M. Moist and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2013-05-09 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While the importance of collections has been evident in the sciences and humanities for several centuries, the social and cultural significance of collecting practices is now receiving serious attention as well. As reflected in programs like Antiques Roadshow and American Pickers, and websites such as eBay, collecting has had a consistent and growing presence in popular culture. In tandem with popular collecting, institutions are responding to changes in the collecting environment, as library catalogs go online and museums use new technologies to help generate attendance for their exhibits. In Contemporary Collecting: Objects, Practices, and the Fate of Things, Kevin M. Moist and David Banash have assembled several essays that examine collecting practices on both a personal and professional level. These essays situate collectors and collections in a contemporary context and also show how our changing world finds new meaning in the legacy of older collections. Arranged by such themes as “Collecting in a Virtual World,” “Changing Relationships with Things,” “Collecting and Identity—Personal and Political,” and “Collecting Practices and Cultural Hierarchies,” these essays help illuminate the role of objects in our lives. Covering a breadth of interdisciplinary perspectives and subjects—from PEZ candy dispensers and trading cards to sports memorabilia and music—Contemporary Collecting will be of interest to scholars of cultural studies, anthropology, popular culture studies, sociology, art history, and more.
Download or read book Collecting the Contemporary written by Owain Rhys and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 623 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many history museums collect contemporary objects, stories, images and sounds. But reasoned collecting strategies and policies are often lacking. The sheer quantity of available material culture and the complexity of contemporary life leave many confused about how best to document and engage with the present. Collecting the Contemporaryaddresses one of the most fundamental issues facing today's history museums: why and how to engage with contemporary collecting? In a format which is approachable, attractive - and above all actionable, this handbook is packed with stimulating thinking and international case studies from some of the leading practitioners and thinkers in the field. This overview of contemporary collecting in a social historical context is well overdue. Original source material, ideas, developments and research have never before been brought together in a single volume.
Download or read book Collecting Contemporary Art written by Adam Lindemann and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you're an art fan, aficionado, or collector, this book should be on your required reading list. Like a textbook for a class given by all of the world's leading experts, 'Collecting Contemporary Art' will teach you everything you ever wanted to know about the contemporary art market.
Download or read book Collecting the New written by Bruce Altshuler and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2007-08-12 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twelve distinguished curators discuss the questions & challenges faced by museums in acquiring & preserving contemporary art.
Download or read book Contemporary Collecting Theory and Practice written by Owain Rhys and published by . This book was released on 2014-09-29 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a revised colour edition of this acclaimed book, which deals with the problems of collecting contemporary objects in museums and aims to answer some of the awkward questions raised. What should we collect? Who should decide? How can we adequately record how we live our lives today? What about the storage implications? What limits should we place on ourselves? What processes and directives can ensure best practice? "Owain Rhys reminds us that contemporary collecting is the first and most significant act of interpretation and a primary responsibility of almost every museum." - David Anderson, Director General, National Museum Wales. "The contemporary moment is the moment in which to collect, effectively. But overwhelmed by diverse recording media, unsure of an appropriate collecting philosophy or fieldwork practice, and facing up to globalisation and mass production, most museums have recorded that moment as a silence. Owain Rhys gives timely reflection on the development of contemporary collecting practice, and considers how museums might face up to the challenge." - Professor Simon Knell, School of Museum Studies, University of Leicester.
Download or read book Collect Contemporary Jewelry written by Joanna Hardy and published by Thames and Hudson. This book was released on 2012-05-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring text by an acknowledged expert in arts and crafts, hundreds of illustrations, and essays on key issues and themes, this compact, accessible guide will be an authority in the global marketplace. When collecting contemporary arts and crafts, how can one be certain the pieces that appeal to current tastes also have the stamp of timeless collectible? This new series of accessible guides answers the need for authoritative advice in a fast-developing marketplace. • Texts by acknowledged experts with firsthand experience of the global market • Hundreds of illustrations • Profiles of essential artists, designers, and photographers • A concise reference section, including contact information and where to shop
Download or read book Collecting in Contemporary Practice written by Susan M. Pearce and published by SAGE Publications Limited. This book was released on 1998-03-23 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This clear and lively book provides an illuminating analysis of collecting as a major social and individual phenomenon in contemporary society. The book is based on the understanding of collecting practice, rather than the collections themselves. It highlights the significance of collecting in relation to the cultural process, popular culture, contemporary attitudes to material culture and the idea of collecting as a postmodern activity. Susan Pearce presents both quantitative and qualitative information from a broad spectrum of contemporary collectors and relates their collecting to broader issues of consumption, gender, family and social class. Accessible and original, Collecting in Contemporary Practice will be of
Download or read book Contemporary Collecting written by James Rondeau and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published in conjunction with the exhibition "Selections from the Donna and Howard Stone collection," held at the Art Insitute of Chicago from June 25 to September 19, 2010.
Download or read book Contemporary Marbles and Related Art Glass written by Mark P. Block and published by Schiffer Craft. This book was released on 2000-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marbles produced by over 130 artisans are presented in 600 color photographs. A history of the contemporary handmade marble movement is provided, along with tips for the purchase and care of marbles, a glossary, and a valuation guide. This book will be a joy for everyone fascinated with glass.
Download or read book Contemporary Voices written by Ann Temkin and published by The Museum of Modern Art. This book was released on 2005 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Catalog of an exhibition held Feb. 4-Apt. 25, 2005.
Download or read book Radical Museology written by Claire Bishop and published by Walther Konig Verlag. This book was released on 2013 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Radical museology is a vivid manifesto for the contemporary as a method rather than a periodization, and for the importance of a politicized representation of history in museum of contemporary art."--pub. desc.
Download or read book Contemporary Collecting written by James Rondeau and published by Contemporary Collecting. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published in conjunction with an exhibition organized by and presented at the Art Institute of Chicago from February 13 to May 22, 2011.
Download or read book Voices of Contemporary Glass written by Tina Oldknow and published by Hudson Hills. This book was released on 2009 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Heineman Collection at the The Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, New York, is one of the largest collections of studio glass sculptures and vessels in the United States. Given to The Corning in 2006, this is the first publication documenting this vast new addition to the Museum's collections. The Collection reflects historical developments in the field of contemporary studio glass, and it explores the broad themes of abstraction and material. SELLING POINTS: *Reflecting a deep respect for, and commitment to, artists and their work, the Heineman Collection demonstrates the versatility of one material -- glass -- in exploring and expressing a wide range of ideas in art * The collection includes 240 objects, dating from 1969 to 2005, by 87 artists from the United States, Europe, Australia, and Japan 529 colour & 116b/w illustrations
Download or read book Catching the Moment written by Sophie Barbisan and published by . This book was released on 2022-07-06 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dazzling array of contemporary American art acquired from Hall of Fame baseball catcher Ted Simmons and master printer and fine-art print publisher Maryanne Ellison Simmons. This exhibition catalogue showcases the diversity and relevance of the exceptional collection acquired from St. Louis collectors Ted L. and Maryanne Ellison Simmons. These new additions address a broad array of contemporary cultural issues and aesthetic topics from the 1960s to the present. Catching the Moment: Contemporary Art from the Ted L. and Maryanne Ellison Simmons Collection highlights one hundred stellar examples from the more than eight hundred works in a collection recently acquired by the Saint Louis Art Museum. The diverse collection of contemporary art, made mostly by artists active in the United States, includes prints, drawings, and photographs as well as sculptures and a painting. The book traces the Simmonses' focus on art and artists of their own time, and on the broader social, political, art historical, and technical issues that have engaged both the artists and the collectors.
Download or read book Owning Art written by Louisa Buck and published by Cultureshock Media. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Owning Art offers an informative, authoritative and richly anecdotal route through the minefield of the contemporary art world. This entertaining and easy-to-use handbook is set to become every collector's indispensable companion.
Download or read book Local Color written by Rene Di Rosa and published by Chronicle Books (CA). This book was released on 1999 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The di Rosa collection reflects the unique aesthetic of California modern art and includes pivotal works by celebrated artists Robert Arneson, Roy De Forest, Robert Hudson, William T. Wiley, and many others." "Local Color presents a sampling of the best of the di Rosa collection, featuring the work of seventy-six California artists. Compelling, amusing, and enlightening pieces, each accompanied by a brief essay about the artist."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Download or read book Embracing the Contemporary written by Carlos Basualdo and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published on the occasion of the exhibition held June 28-September 5, 2016 at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
