Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Book Review. James Elkins, What Happened to Art Criticism? Prickly Paradigm Press (November 1, 2003)

BOOK: What Happened to Art Criticism? by James Elkins. Paperback: 100 pages. Publisher: Prickly Paradigm Press (November 1, 2003). Language: English. ISBN: 0972819630

James Elkins is a professor at the School of the Art, Institute of Chicago, a famous figure in the field of art history, art criticism, and the studies of visual culture in general. He is the author of numerous publications which include, for example, such books as The Domain of Images (Cornell University Press, 1999), How to Use Your Eyes (New York: Routledge, 2000), Why Art Cannot be Taught (University of Illinois Press, 2001), Visual Studies: A Skeptical Introduction (New York: Routledge, 2003).