{"product_id":"the-pragmatism-in-the-history-of-art-hardcover","title":"The Pragmatism in the History of Art - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMolly Nesbit\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMolly Nesbit shows how American pragmatism has informed art theory from Meyer Schapiro to T.J. Clark and Linda Nochlin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 2013 and quickly going out of print, Molly Nesbit's \u003ci\u003eThe Pragmatism in the History of Art\u003c\/i\u003e traces the questions that modern art history and theory has used to make sense of the changes overtaking both art and life. Opening with a consideration of pragmatism's origins in the thought of Charles Sanders Pierce, William James and John Dewey, the book examines the overlaps and disparities between art and philosophy across several generations of art historians, crossing back and forth over the Atlantic. A genealogy emerges through case studies on the work of Schapiro, Henri Focillon, Alexander Dorner, George Kubler, Robert Herbert, T.J. Clark and Linda Nochlin. The philosophy of Michel Foucault and Gilles Deleuze and the films of Chris Marker and Jean-Luc Godard also show distinctly pragmatic effects. Artists discussed include Vincent van Gogh, Isamu Noguchi, Lawrence Weiner and Gordon Matta-Clark. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Pragmatism in the History of Art\u003c\/i\u003e precedes \u003ci\u003eMidnight: The Tempest Essays\u003c\/i\u003e in Nesbit's \u003ci\u003ePre-Occupations\u003c\/i\u003e series. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMolly Nesbit\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor in the Department of Art at Vassar College and a contributing editor of \u003ci\u003eArtforum\u003c\/i\u003e. Her other books include \u003ci\u003eAtget's Seven Albums\u003c\/i\u003e (1992) and \u003ci\u003eTheir Common Sense\u003c\/i\u003e (2000).\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Pragmatism in the History of Art traces the questions that modern art history has used to make sense of the changes overtaking both art and life. The questions combine with case studies as a story unfolds: the work of Meyer Schapiro, Henri Focillon, Alexander Dorner, George Kubler, Robert Herbert, T. J. Clark and Linda Nochlin is scrutinized; the philosophy of Michel Foucault and Gilles Deleuze and the films of Chris Marker and Jean-Luc Godard show distinctly pragmatic effects; artists discussed include Vincent Van Gogh, Isamu Noguchi, Lawrence Weiner and Gordon Matta-Clark. The relevance of this material for the art and art-writing of our own time becomes increasingly clear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.2 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 04, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769849577760,"sku":"9781941753279","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/31b1cc03040ef07385be998ca8167946.jpg?v=1780358171","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-pragmatism-in-the-history-of-art-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}