WHY ART CRITICISM? / A READER

How is art criticism to be understood within an expanding artistic field? A look at its history and its manifestations within global ized conditions shows the variety of the genre, of the criteria and of the styles of writing. This reader is an attempt to bring a d iverse range of art-critical voices and perspectives into conversation with each other, with texts from the 18th century to the pres ent. The editors Beate Soentgen and Julia Voss have invited colleagues from various geographical and intellectual backgrounds to pre sent and...[Read more]