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Greetings colleagues,
Following is the abstract for a session which will be held at the San
Antonio conference. Although a tentative speakers list has been
established, please consider this posting a call for papers on the topic.
Contact me via email or telephone if you are interested in participating.
I am interested in any and all interpretations or ramifications re this
topic.
Regards,
Peter Blank
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Keeping Pace. The new(est) art histories: What are they, why are they, and
what do we do about them?
The revisionist criticism of "Art History" which developed amidst the
critical ferment of the 1970s did more than break-up the privileged
hegemony of male artists and the concept of culture as high art. It
spawned a new breed of historians who developed new attitudes towards
interdisciplinary studies, explored previously marginalized topics of
research, and created more inclusive notions of culture. The materials of
popular culture may now take precedence over the creations of the artist
when it comes to analyzing visual culture. The absence of authority or an
unequivocal standard is not only an "a priori" of current critical text, it
may actually carry over into existing modes of bibliographic and subject
access. In light of these recent developments it is not unreasonable to
suggest that contemporary trends in art writing have advanced far beyond
the understandings, tools, services, and collections of the art librarian.
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Peter P. Blank 102 Cummings Art Bldg.
Librarian Stanford, CA 94305-2018
Art & Architecture Library 415-725-1038
Stanford University fax 415-725-0140
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