Six stories from the end of representation : images in painting, photography, astronomy, microscopy, particle physics, and quantum mechanics, 1980-2000
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Exemplaarnummer Plaatscode Signatuur R013745 Ned. Fotomuseum $T ELKINS.J 2008
TitelSix stories from the end of representation : images in painting, photography, astronomy, microscopy, particle physics, and quantum mechanics, 1980-2000
Auteur
Iconografisch trefwoord
Plaats van uitgaveStanford, Ca.
UitgeverStanford University Press
Jaar van uitgave2008
Pagina'sxvii, 274 p., 22 p. of plates
IllustratiesZwart-Wit en kleur
Formaat28 cm.
MateriaalTekstboek
DocumenttypeBoek
ISBN9780804741477080474147697808047414840804741484
Elektronisch document
Annotatiepb; Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-269) and index.
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"James Elkins tells six independent stories about images made in the last quarter-century. Some come from the world of art (painting and photography) and some from that of science (physics, astrophysics, and microscopy). What these images have in common is that they all fail as representations: they are blurry, dark, pixelated, or otherwise inadequate to what they represent. Yet this is precisely why they are of interest. Studies that bring together art and science are often predicated on the idea that science influences art or vice versa. Elkins challenges this view and remains true to the material of each discipline.
James Elkins is E. C. Chadbourne Chair in the Department of Art History, Theory, and Criticism at the Art Institute of Chicago. He has published numerous books on subjects ranging from fine art to science and natural history, including Pictures of the Body (Stanford, 1999)."
"James Elkins tells six independent stories about images made in the last quarter-century. Some come from the world of art (painting and photography) and some from that of science (physics, astrophysics, and microscopy). What these images have in common is that they all fail as representations: they are blurry, dark, pixelated, or otherwise inadequate to what they represent. Yet this is precisely why they are of interest. Studies that bring together art and science are often predicated on the idea that science influences art or vice versa. Elkins challenges this view and remains true to the material of each discipline.
James Elkins is E. C. Chadbourne Chair in the Department of Art History, Theory, and Criticism at the Art Institute of Chicago. He has published numerous books on subjects ranging from fine art to science and natural history, including Pictures of the Body (Stanford, 1999)."
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| Signatuur | $T ELKINS.J 2008 |