Restoring the Minoans - Elizabeth Price and Sir Arthur Evans (Paperback, (flapped in slipcase))

How do archaeologists and artists reimagine what life was like during the Greek Bronze Age? How do contemporary conditions influence the way we understand the ancient past? This innovative book considers two imaginative restorations of the ancient world that test the boundaries of interpretation and invention by bringing together the discovery of Minoan culture by the British archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans (1851-1941) and the work of the Turner Prize-winning video artist Elizabeth Price (b. 1966). Featured essays examine Evans's interpretation and restoration of the Knossos palace and present fresh photography of Minoan artifacts and archival photographs of the dig alongside beautiful, previously unpublished watercolors and drawings by the archaeological illustrators and restorers who worked on the site: Emile Gillieron pere(1850-1924), Emile Gillieron fils (1885-1939), Piet de Jong (1887-1967), and others. An interview with Price explores how her attraction to the Sir Arthur Evans Archive became the basis for her commissioned video installation at the University of Oxford's Ashmolean Museum and offers insight into her creative practice. Exhibition dates: October 5, 2017-January 7, 2018

General

Imprint:	Princeton University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Institute for the Study of Ancient World Exhibition Catalogs
Release date:	October 2017
First published:	2018
Editors:	Jennifer Y. Chi
Contributors:	Jennifer Y. Chi • Rachel Herschman • Kenneth Lapatin
Dimensions:	188 x 235 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - With flaps
Pages:	132
Edition:	(flapped in slipcase)
ISBN-13:	978-0-691-17869-1
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > BC to 500 CE, Ancient & classical world Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Art treatments & subjects > Exhibition catalogues and specific collections Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > European archaeology > Classical Greek & Roman archaeology Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Promotions
LSN:	0-691-17869-0
Barcode:	9780691178691

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