ISBN: 9780814718896

A study of the American cultural wars taking place in controversial museum exhibitionsMuseums have become ground zero in America's culture wars. Whereas fierce public debates once centere… More...

A study of the American cultural wars taking place in controversial museum exhibitionsMuseums have become ground zero in America's culture wars. Whereas fierce public debates once centered on provocative work by upstart artists, the scrutiny has now expanded to mainstream cultural institutions and the ideas they present. In Displays of Power, Steven Dubin, whose Arresting Images was deemed masterly by the New York Times, examines the most controversial exhibitions of the 1990s. These include shows about ethnicity, slavery, Freud, the Old West, and the dropping of the atomic bomb by the Enola Gay. This new edition also includes a preface by the author detailing the recent Sensation! controversy at the Brooklyn Museum. Displays of Power draws directly upon interviews with many key combatants: museum administrators, community activists, curators, and scholars. It authoritatively analyzes these episodes of America struggling to redefine itself in the late 20th century. Trade Books>Hardcover>Art,Design & Photography>Art Crit,Theory>Art Crit,Theory, New York University Press Core >2<

1999, ISBN: 0814718892

[EAN: 9780814718896], Neubuch, [PU: New York University Press], This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days, Books

1999, ISBN: 9780814718896

Hardcover, Neubuch, Size: 95x14x144; New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!, [PU: NYU Press]