{"product_id":"objects-and-meaning-anna-m-fariello-9780810857018","title":"Objects and Meaning: New Perspectives on Art and Craft","description":"\u003cp\u003eThroughout the 20th century, there were increasing numbers of artists who chose to work within a fine art aesthetic (i.e., expressive, communicative, innovative, unique) while simultaneously embracing qualities associated with craft production (i.e., intimacy, materiality, labor, ritual). At the periphery of their world loomed issues of status, gender, community, and economics. This fluid situation made for an exciting mix of ideas that helped perpetuate an ongoing debate within an art world no longer as monothematic as it appeared in print. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eObjects and Meaning\u003c\/i\u003e expands upon a national conversation questioning how various academic disciplines and cultural institutions approach and assign meaning to artist-made objects in postmodern North America. Although most of the discourse since the mid 20th century revolved around the split between art and craft, the contributors to this collection of essays take a broader view, examining the historical, cultural, and theoretical perspectives that defined the parameters of that conversation. Their focus is on issues concerning works that appeared to \"cross over\" from mainstream art to an amorphous and pluralistic aesthetic milieu that has yet to be defined. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe essays collected for this volume, loosely organized into three groupings-Historical Contexts, Cultural Systems, and Theoretical Frames-contribute to a deeper understanding of the meaning of objects and how that meaning comes to be defined. Although the style of writing in this collection ranges from passionate conviction to cool observation with points of view from different professional backgrounds, each essay reflects original ideas introduced into the cultural dialogue during this period.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anna M. Fariello,Paula Owen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0810857014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780810857018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scarecrow Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.38w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2006 pg. 270","brand":"Anna M. Fariello","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49148195602687,"sku":"9780810857018","price":57.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/objects-and-meaning-anna-m-fariello-9780810857018","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}