{"product_id":"9780802076571","title":"Theory Rules","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn art theory, as in cultural life generally, there has a long been tension between theory and artistic practice. The desire to resolve these tensions has been a principal impulse shaping artistic work and criticism over the last century. The last decade has seen the emergence of a broad, interdisciplinary body of theoretical work with a distinctive relationship to artistic practice, providing a common reference in artworks to the principles and vocabularies of theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe sixteen essays in this collection were originally presented at an international conference entitled 'Art as Theory \/ Theory and Art,' held at the University of Ottawa in late 1991. The contributors - critics, curators, and practising artists from Canada, the United States, Europe, and Australia, look at the current relationships between theory and practice in the fields of art, communication, and cultural studies from a wide range of viewpoints. Areas of interest include the institutionalization of theory, theories of vision, gender theory and feminist positions, and theory in a post-colonial context. This volume answers some important new questions about the points of intersection between theory and visual art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47016304673008,"sku":"9780802076571","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780802076571_p0.jpg?v=1763665112","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780802076571","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}