Art and Artifact: The Museum as Medium

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This functionality is provided solely for your convenience and is in no way intended to replace human translation. A poor condition book can still make a good reading copy but is generally not collectible unless the item is very scarce. This traditional way of display has set an example for contemporary art and how we as the visitor are expected to view it; simply by looking with little to no interaction. Assemblages of found objects or artists’ possessions have served as an extension of the artist’s studio, a storage place where both ideas and materials are evaluated. Found objects or artists’ possessions have served as an extension of the artist’s studio, a storage place where both ideas and materials are evaluated.

In the history of traditional display, contemporary artists such as Damien Hirst have adapted their style of work to this method of display. This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Updated from 200 1 , this new edition of Art and Artifact continues its discussion of the museum as a subject for artists and not just as a location for. From cabinets of curiosities to assemblages of found objects and imitations of museum displays, artists have often turned their attention to the ideas and systems traditionally embodied in the museum display, archiving, classification, storage, curatorship which they have then appropriated, mimicked and reinterpreted in their own work. This collection of essays examines the great contribution made by Tomb Sculpture to the field, extends the debates begun by Panofsky, and suggests new avenues of enquiry within a rapidly expanding field.It also shows how artists have questioned the role of museums, observed their practices, intervened in them and helped to redefine them.

Citing a huge range of examples, James Putnam shows not only the ways in which artists have been influenced by museum systems and made their works into simulations of the museum, but also how they have questioned the role of museums, observed their practices, intervened in them and helped to redefine them. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions.A profusely illustrated survey of the role of contemporary artists and their work in museum presentation and display. Many artists have exhibited their collections as an entity or
a ‘museum’, thus contributing to a fresh understanding of the role of the museum. Remember if you are unsatisfied in any way with any purchase, we will give you a complete and unconditional refund. James Putnam shows not only the ways in which artists have been influenced by museum systems and made their works into simulations of the museum.

In this way the probing instinct of the creative mind counterbalances the sense of permanence associated with the museum in a dialogue involving elements of the past, present and future. Citing a wide range of examples, from Marcel Duchamp's "Portable Museum" to Damien Hirst's distinctive use of vitrines, James Putnam examines the themes by which the artist/museum relationship is defined and redefined. Without rival, this is one of those rare books that will become essential reading for everyone interested in the development of art and its presentation to the public in museum displays and installations.The Korea Gallery at the Smthsonian's National Museum of Natural History presents Korea's millennia of history and its distinctive culture through ceramics, paintings, textiles, and sculptures, ranging from the 6th century B.