or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
or
Amazon Prime free trial required. Sign up when you check out. Learn more
More Buying Choices
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
or
Get a £11.85 Amazon.co.uk Gift Card
Art and Artifact: The Museum as Medium
 
See larger image
 
Tell the Publisher!
I’d like to read this book on Kindle

Don't have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here, or download a FREE Kindle Reading App.

Art and Artifact: The Museum as Medium [Hardcover]

James Putnam
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
Price: £29.95 & this item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
In stock.
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk. Gift-wrap available.
Only 1 left in stock--order soon (more on the way).
Want guaranteed delivery by Tuesday, May 29? Choose Express delivery at checkout. See Details

Formats

Amazon Price New from Used from
Hardcover £29.95  
Paperback £12.96  
Trade In this Item for up to £11.85
Trade in Art and Artifact: The Museum as Medium for an Amazon.co.uk gift card of up to £11.85, which you can then spend on millions of items across the site. Plus, get an extra £5 when you trade in books worth £10 or more until June 30, 2012. Trade-in values may vary (terms apply). Find more products eligible for trade-in.

Frequently Bought Together

Customers buy this book with Inside the White Cube: The Ideology of the Gallery Space £16.11

Art and Artifact: The Museum as Medium + Inside the White Cube: The Ideology of the Gallery Space
Price For Both: £46.06

Show availability and delivery details


Customers Who Viewed This Item Also Viewed


Product details

  • Hardcover: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Thames & Hudson (1 Oct 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0500237905
  • ISBN-13: 978-0500237908
  • Product Dimensions: 28.4 x 24 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 590,917 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • See Complete Table of Contents

More About the Author

James Putnam
Discover books, learn about writers, and more.

Visit Amazon's James Putnam Page

Product Description

Product Description

From the early instances of the urge to collect objects, the "cabinet of curiosities", to assemblages of found objects and imitations of museum displays, artists have often turned their attention, both creatively and critically, to the ideas and systems traditionally embodied in the museum: display, archiving, classification, storage, curatorship. They have then appropriated, mimicked and reinterpreted these in their own work. Citing a range of examples, James Putnam shows not only the ways in which artists have been influenced by museum systems and made their works into simulations of the museum, but also how they have questioned the role of museums, observed their practices, intervened in them and helped to redefine them.

About the Author

James Putnam is a curator at the British Museum, where he has staged a series of innovative contemporary art exhibitions.

Tags Customers Associate with This Product

 (What's this?)
Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
 
(1)

Your tags: Add your first tag
 

Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store

If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store. Learn more

What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?


Customer Reviews

4 star
0
3 star
0
2 star
0
1 star
0
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Art & Artifact has introduced me to a number of amazing artist and deepened my understanding of the 'Museum Concept'. It is full of beautiful images.
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
illumination 18 Feb 2011
By mu
Format:Hardcover
an inspiring source: a must see/ buy for students concerned with issues of how to exhibit, display, present--show their work...
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
Search Customer Reviews
Only search this product's reviews

Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
Search all Amazon discussions
   
Related forums


Listmania!


Look for similar items by category


Look for similar items by subject


Feedback


Amazon.co.uk Privacy Statement Amazon.co.uk Delivery Information Amazon.co.uk Returns & Exchanges