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001 2012938618
003 DLC
005 20140718081939.0
008 120426s2012 enka b 001 0 eng d
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016 7 $a016087189$2Uk
020 $a9781848220980 (hbk.)
020 $a1848220987 (hbk.)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn794137021
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042 $alccopycat
050 00 $aN8558$b.A78 2012
082 04 $a701$223
245 00 $aArt and authenticity /$cedited by Megan Aldrich and Jos Hackforth-Jones ; with essays by Megan Aldrich [and eleven others].
260 $aFarnham, Surrey, UK ;$aBurlington, VT, USA :$bLund Humphries in association with Sotheby's Institute of Art,$c2012.
300 $a208 pages :$billustrations (chiefly color) ;$c28 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 00 $gpt. 1.$tMaterial authenticity.$g1.$tAttribution and the market /$rDavid Bellingham ;$g2.$tA dialogue of connoisseurship and science in constructing authenticity /$rMorgan Wesley ;$g3.$tA Venetian sixteenth-century costume book as an authentic visual record /$rSophie von der Goltz ;$g4.$tThe authenticity of traditional crafts /$rNoël Riley ;$g5.$tAcquiring and displaying replicas at the South Kesington Museum /$rBarbara Lasic ;$g6.$tAuthentic the second time around? :$tEduardo Paolozzi and reconstructed studios in a museum environment /$rBernard Vere --$gpt. 2.$tConceptual authenticity.$g7.$tAuthenticity, originality, and contemporary art /$rAnthony Downey ;$g8.$tIssues of authenticity in contemporary design /$rLis Darby ;$g9.$tCreating an authentic style :$tJohn Soane's gothic library at Stowe /$rMegan Aldrich ;$g10.$t"Authentic" identities :$tcross-cultural portrayals in the late eighteenth century /$rJos Hackforth-Jones ;$g11.$tPassing the buck /$rJonathan Clancy ;$g12.$tNational authenticity on display? /$rNatasha Degen.
520 $aArt and Authenticity explores a range of questions around the ideas of authenticity, originality and replication in art. The authors move far beyond the fundamental question of 'Is it genuine?' to themes and definitions surrounding authenticity as a concept operating across different periods and contexts. The chapters consider empirical aspects of art analysis but also more conceptual and theoretical understandings of authenticity. For example, is there such a thing as authentic presentation and display of artworks? Can the idea of authenticity be applied to subject-matter and style? How do the art market and the art world respond to the perceived authenticity of artworks? This book addresses a wide range of topics within the arts and will appeal to a broad readership, from students and art specialists to art-world enthusiasts. Historically, the idea of scientific verification has arisen as a reaction against the perceived excesses of the connoisseurial tradition, a tradition which has fallen from favour over the last 50 years. The idea of individual 'expert knowledge' rests uneasily in the current climate. However, recent attempts by experts to develop definitive scientific methods for authenticating artworks are also proving to be problematic. Connoisseurship, it will be argued, still has its role to play within these debates. Therefore, through the broad range of artworks and perspectives developed within this volume, the book suggests that although the concept of authenticity is not without validity or usefulness, it nonetheless poses a continually moving target within the frameworks of varied cultural and historical constructs. The authors challenge a narrow interpretation of 'authenticity' as a concept applied to the art world, for the issues surrounding authenticity are rarely black and white.--$cSource other than Library of Congress.
650 0 $aArt$xExpertising.
650 0 $aArt$xPhilosophy.
700 1 $aAldrich, Megan Brewster,$eeditor.
700 1 $aHackforth-Jones, Jocelyn,$eeditor.
710 2 $aLund Humphries,$eissuing body.
710 2 $aSotheby's (Firm).$bInstitute of Art,$eissuing body.