Between authority and autonomy : critically engaged interpretation in the art museum

This dissertation proceeds from the premise that the art museum has a singularly important responsibility to carry out in a democratic society. I argue that the museum's task is "to make art public," that is, to move art—and the interpretive apparatus that support and maintain it—f...

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Main Author: Meszaros, Cheryl
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/17255