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Art in the age of mass media /

Walker, John A., 1938-

Art in the age of mass media / John A. Walker. - 3rd ed. - London : Pluto, 2001. - viii, 216p. : ill., facsims., ports. ; 24 cm.

Previous ed.: 1994.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-204) and index.

1.Core terms/concepts -- 2.Art uses mass culture -- 3.The mass media use art -- 4.Mechanical reproduction and the fine arts -- 5.High cluture: affirmative or negative? -- 6.Cultural pluralism and post-modernism -- 7.Alternatives -- 8.Art and mass media in the 1980s -- 9.Artistis and new media technologies -- 10.Art and mass media 1990-2000.

Can fine art survive in an age of mass media? Can radical art still play a critical role in the modern divided world? Such questions are addressed in this book, providing an introduction to the continuing debates between high art and low culture.

9780745317458 (hbk.) : �45.00 9780745317441 (pbk.) : �14.99 0745317448 (pbk.)

2001280617


Popular culture.
Mass media and art.
Popular culture in art.
Art and Design.
Theory of art
Cultural studies
Media studies

N72.M28 / W34 2001

700.1 WAL

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