Six stories from the end of representation : images in painting, photography, astronomy, microscopy, particle physics, and quantum mechanics, 1980-2000
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Copy number Shelfmark Shelf mark R013745 Ned. Fotomuseum $T ELKINS.J 2008
TitleSix stories from the end of representation : images in painting, photography, astronomy, microscopy, particle physics, and quantum mechanics, 1980-2000
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Place of publicationStanford, Ca.
PublisherStanford University Press
Year of publication2008
Paginationxvii, 274 p., 22 p. of plates
IllustrationsZwart-Wit en kleur
Dimensions28 cm.
MaterialTekstboek
Document TypeBook
ISBN9780804741477080474147697808047414840804741484
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Bibliographic Notespb; 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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| Shelf mark | $T ELKINS.J 2008 |