This book is an accessible introduction to the critical theories used in analysing art. It covers a broad range of approaches, presenting individual arguments, controversies and divergent perspectives. This edition has been updated to reflect recent scholarship in contemporary art and has been broken down into smaller sections for greater accessibility. The book begins with a revised discussion of the difference between method and theory. The following chapters apply the varying approaches to works of art, some of them new to this edition. The book ends with a new conclusion that focuses on the way the study of art is informed by theory.
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Perfectly relevant to my course in all ways. HEATHER SHIREY - UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS
I find the theoretical introductions to be relevant and written in more accessible language for my students than previous such texts I have utilized.