Refracting Vision: Essays on the Writings of Michael Fried
Publishing Details
Refracting Vision: Essays on the Writings of Michael Fried
By (Author) et al
By (author) Jill Beaulieu
University of Sydney
University of Sydney
1st July 2001
Australia
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Theory of art
701.18092
Physical Properties
407
Width 138mm, Height 218mm
604g
Description
From his early career as an art critic during the sixties to his art historical writings of recent decades, Michael Fried has remained one of the most controversial and fascinating art writers of the late twentieth century. The theoretical and historical after-effects of his art criticism continue to be played out in contemporary art and criticism. This collection brings together for the first time a range of scholarly responses to Fried's work, illuminating his contribution to the study of art while taking his work in a new direction.
Reviews
"Fried's effect on art history and art criticism has been immense. But it is still incompletely acknowledged. The present anthology will decisively raise the stakes and establish a new standard of seriousness in discussion of Fried's work." - T J Clark
Author Bio
Jill Beaulieu is a lecturer in Art History at the University of Western Sydney. A specialist in 19th century visual culture, she has published widely on mythologies, cultural memory and Orientalism. Mary Roberts is a lecturer in Art History and Theory at the Australian National University. She is co-editor of Orientalism's Interlocutors: Rewriting the Colonial Encounter. Toni Ross lectures in art history and theory at Queensland University of Technology. She specialises in post 1950s and contemporary art, and critical theory.
