Classicisms (Paperback)

As an aesthetic ideal, classicism is often associated with a conventional set of rules founded on supposedly timeless notions such as order, reason, and decorum. As a result, it is sometimes viewed as rigid, outdated, or stodgy. But in actuality, classicism is far from a stable concept throughout history, it has given rise to more debate than consensus, and at times has been put to use for subversive ends. With contributions from an interdisciplinary group of scholars, this volume explodes the idea of classicism as an unchanging ideal. The essays trace the shifting parameters of classicism from antiquity to the twentieth century, documenting an exhibition of seventy objects in various media from the collection of the Smart Museum of Art and other American and international institutions. With its impressive historical and conceptual reach from ancient literature to contemporary race relations and beyond this colorfully illustrated book is a dynamic exploration of classicism as a fluctuating stylistic and ideological category.

General

Imprint:	University of Chicago,David & Alfred Smart Museum,US
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2017
Editors:	Anne Leonard • Larry F. Norman
Dimensions:	204 x 279 x 2mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	184
ISBN-13:	978-0-935573-57-2
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > 1600 to 1800 > Classicism > General
LSN:	0-935573-57-7
Barcode:	9780935573572

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