Doubt

Paperback

Main Details

Title Doubt
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Richard Shiff
SeriesTheories of Modernism and Postmodernism in the Visual Arts
Series part Volume No. v. 3
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback
Pages:216
Dimensions(mm): Height 210,Width 140
Category/GenreArt and design styles - Postmodernism
ISBN/Barcode 9780415973090
ClassificationsDewey:709
Audience
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Edition New edition
Illustrations black & white illustrations

Publishing Details

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint Routledge
Publication Date 1 June 2005
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

In an age where art history's questions are now expected to receive answers, Richard Shiff presents a challenging alternative. In this essential new addition to James Elkins's series Theories of Modernism and Postmodernism in the Visual Arts, Richard Shiff embraces doubt as a critical tool and asks how particular histories of art have come to be. Shiff's turn to doubt is not a retreat to relativism, but rather an insistence on clear thinking about art. In particular, Shiff takes issue with the style of self-referential art writing seemingly 'licensed' by Roland Barthes. With an introduction by Rosie Bennett, Doubt is a study of the tension between practicing art and practicing criticism.

Author Biography

Richard Shiff holds the Effie Marie Cain Regents Chair in Art at the University of Texas at Austin, where he directs the Center for the Study of Modernism. His publications include Cezanne and the End of Impressionism, Critical Terms for Art History, and Barnett Newman: A Catalogue Raisone.

Reviews

"Overall, Doubt is a major contribution, both to art history and to the history of art history. Schiff's emepathy with art and artists, his subtle and intricate understanding of how thought and making are intertwined, means that it could be a contribution to contemporary practice as well." --caa.reviews