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Talking Art - The Culture of Practice and the Practice of Culture in Mfa Education (Hardcover)
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Talking Art - The Culture of Practice and the Practice of Culture in Mfa Education (Hardcover)
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The idea of a graduate art program likely conjures up images of
young artists in lofty studios, learning advanced techniques and
honing the physical practice of their creativity. In truth,
however, today’s MFA culture is centered almost entirely around
discussing art rather than actually making it. In Talking Art,
ethnographer Gary Alan Fine gives us an eye-opening look at the
culture and practices of the contemporary university-based
master’s level art program. Central to this culture is the act of
the critique, an often harrowing process—depicted here in
dramatic and illuminating detail—where artists in training must
defend their work before classmates and instructors. Through
analysis of the practice of the critique and other aspects of the
curriculum, Fine reveals how art schools have changed the very
conception of the artist: no longer a misunderstood loner toiling
away in a garret, now an artist is closer to being an articulate
tour guide through the maze of contemporary art rhetoric. More
importantly, he tells us, MFA programs have shifted the goal of
creating art away from beauty and toward theory. Contemporary
visual art, Fine argues, is no longer a calling or a
passion—it’s a discipline, with an academic culture that
requires its practitioners to be verbally skilled in the
presentation of their intentions. Talking Art offers a remarkable
and disconcerting view into the crucial role that universities play
in creating that culture.
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