Art Rules : Pierre Bourdieu and the Visual Arts

Pierre Bourdieu Is Now Recognized As One Of The Key Contemporary Critics Of Culture And The Visual Arts. Art Rules Analyses Bourdieu's Work On The Visual Arts To Provide The First Overview Of His Theory Of Culture And Aesthetics. Bourdieu's Engagement With Both Postmodernism And The Problem Of Aesthetics Provides A New Way Of Analyzing The Visual Arts. His Interest Is In How Artistic Fields Function And The Implications Their Processes Have For Art And Artistic Practice. Art Rules Applies Bourdieu's Theory Of Practice To The Three Fields Of Museums, Photography And Painting. These Practical Examples Are Used As A Springboard To Address Visual Arts In The 21st Century And To Establish Bourdieu's Rules Of Art. I: Theory -- A Brief History Of Theory -- Aesthetics And The Visual Arts -- Ii: Practice -- Museums -- Painting -- Photography -- Iii: Visual Arts In The Twenty-first Century -- Back To The Future -- Conclusion. Michael Grenfell And Cheryl Hardy. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 199-207) And Index. Pierre Bourdieu is now recognized as one of the key contemporary critics of culture and the visual arts. Art Rules analyses Bourdieu's work on the visual arts to provide the first overview of his theory of culture and aesthetics. Bourdieu's engagement with both postmodernism and the 'problem of aesthetics' provides a new way of analysing the visual arts. His interest is in how artistic fields function and the implications their processes have for art and artistic practice. Art Rules applies Bourdieu's theory of practice to the three fields of museums, photography and painting. These practical examples are used as a springboard to address visual arts in the 21st Century and to establish Bourdieu's 'Rules of Art'. Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 8 Acknowledgements......Page 10 List of Tables and Figures......Page 12 1 Introduction......Page 14 Part I: Theory......Page 20 2 A Brief History of Theory......Page 22 3 Aesthetics and the Visual Arts......Page 49 Part II: Practice......Page 76 4 Museums......Page 78 5 Painting......Page 120 6 Photography......Page 150 Part III: Visual Arts in the Twenty-first Century......Page 184 7 Back to the Future......Page 186 8 Conclusion......Page 208 Bibliography......Page 212 Index......Page 222 Pierre Bourdieu is now recognized as one of the key contemporary critics of culture and the visual arts. This book analyzes Bourdieu's work on the visual arts to provide an overview of his theory of culture and aesthetics. It applies Bourdieu's theory of practice to the three fields of museums, photography and painting.