Interpreting art in museums and galleries /

In this carefully focused book, Christopher Whitehead presents both a study of and guide to curatorial practices of art interpretation, including the manipulation of the physical display environment and the production of supporting materials, from text panels to audioguides and interactives.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Whitehead, Christopher, 1972-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon [England] ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2012.
Edition:1st ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • pt. 1. Introductory mappings. What is art interpretation? Why interpret art? ; The cultural cartography of the museum ; Matters of interpretation : materiality, authority, chronology
  • pt. 2. Interpretive practice today. Interpretive frames : historical figurative art ; Interpretive frames : modern, contemporary and non-figurative art ; Case studies : institutional approaches to historical art ; Case studies : institutional approaches to contemporary art ; Interpretive futures.