On the Museum's Ruins

On the Museum's Ruins by Crimp, Douglas. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780262032094.

Crimp (visual and cultural studies, U. of Rochester) proposes a theory of postmodernism in the visual arts which focuses on the relationship between art and the institutions that collect, classify, and display it, and presents a critique of the contemporary art museum as the paradigmatic institution of artistic modernism. Crimp surveys the historical origins and current transformations of the art museum, and examines the work of artists such as Robert Rauschenberg, Cindy Sherman, and Robert Mapplethorpe. Includes many b&w photos by Louise Lawler. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.