Classicisms
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Classicisms
Smart Museum of Art, the University of Chicago, c2017
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"Published on the occasion of the exhibition Classicisms, curated by Larry F. Norman and Anne Leonard, organized by the Smart Museum of Art, the University of Chicago, and presented February 16, 2017-June 11, 2017"--Colophon
Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-184)
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As an aesthetic ideal, classicism is often associated with a conventional set of rules founded on supposedly timeless notions such as order, reason, and decorum. As a result, it is sometimes viewed as rigid, outdated, or stodgy. But in actuality, classicism is far from a stable concept throughout history, it has given rise to more debate than consensus, and at times has been put to use for subversive ends. With contributions from an interdisciplinary group of scholars, this volume explodes the idea of classicism as an unchanging ideal. The essays trace the shifting parameters of classicism from antiquity to the twentieth century, documenting an exhibition of seventy objects in various media from the collection of the Smart Museum of Art and other American and international institutions. With its impressive historical and conceptual reach from ancient literature to contemporary race relations and beyond this colorfully illustrated book is a dynamic exploration of classicism as a fluctuating stylistic and ideological category.
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