Art + archive

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Author: Sara CallahanISBN: 9781526156853Publisher: Manchester University PressYear first published: 25 Jan 2022Pages: 400 Format: HardbackArt + archive provides an in-depth analysi s of the connection between art and the archive at the turn of the twenty-first century. The book examines how the archive emerged in art writing in the mid-1990s and how its subsequent ubiquity can be understood in light of wider social, technological, philosophical and art-historical conditions and concerns. Deftly combining writing on archives from different disciplines with artistic practices, the book clarifies the function and meaning of one of the most persistent artworld buzzwords of recent years, shedding light on the conceptual and historical implications of the so-called archival turn in contemporary art. Show more