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Global Objects - Toward a Connected Art History (Paperback)
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Global Objects - Toward a Connected Art History (Paperback)
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A bold reorientation of art history that bridges the divide between
fine art and material culture through an examination of objects and
their uses Art history is often viewed through cultural or national
lenses that define some works as fine art while relegating others
to the category of craft. Global Objects points the way to an
interconnected history of art, examining a broad array of
functional aesthetic objects that transcend geographic and temporal
boundaries and challenging preconceived ideas about what is and is
not art. Avoiding traditional binaries such as East versus West and
fine art versus decorative art, Edward Cooke looks at the
production, consumption, and circulation of objects made from clay,
fiber, wood, and nonferrous base metals. Carefully considering the
materials and process of making, and connecting process to product
and people, he demonstrates how objects act on those who look at,
use, and acquire them. He reveals how objects retain aspects of
their local fabrication while absorbing additional meanings in
subtle and unexpected ways as they move through space and time. In
emphasizing multiple centers of art production amid constantly
changing contexts, Cooke moves beyond regional histories driven by
geography, nation-state, time period, or medium. Beautifully
illustrated, Global Objects traces the social lives of objects from
creation to purchase, and from use to experienced meaning, charting
exciting new directions in art history.
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