Destroy the Copy – Plaster Cast Collections in the 19th–20th Centuries: Demolition, Defacement, Disposal...

— —

Annetta Alexandridis Lorenz Winkler-Horaček

Destroy the Copy – Plaster Cast Collections in the 19th–20th Centuries

Demolition, Defacement, Disposal in Europe and Beyond

Annetta Alexandridis, Lorenz Winkler-Horaček

$317.95 $254.48

Hardback

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?

Availability Information

We source books from suppliers in Australia and overseas. For books we don't currently have in stock, the time it takes to get them from our suppliers can vary widely - from a few days to a few months - so we check each book with each supplier to determine the expected time it will take to be supplied to us.

We then advise you accordingly. If the time taken to get any book is too long for you, you can let us know and we will cancel or adjust your order, and refund as required.

To find out the anticipated arrival time for specific items prior to ordering, please contact us by phone or email:

Phone +61 2 9264 3111, or 1800 4 BOOKS (1800 4 26657) if outside Sydney:
option 1 Abbey's Bookshop (Crime, History, Science, Kids & more) • info@abbeys.com.au
option 2 Language Book Centre (ESL & Foreign Languages) • language@abbeys.com.au
option 3 Galaxy Bookshop (Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, Graphic Novels) • sf@galaxybooks.com.au

QTY:

English

De Gruyter
06 September 2022

History of Art & Design Styles; Non-graphic art forms; Exhibition catalogues & specific collections

Based on two international conferences held at Cornell University and the Freie Universität of Berlin in 2010 and 2015, this volume is the first ever to explicitly address the destruction of plaster cast collections of ancient Mediterranean and Western sculpture. Focusing on Europe, the Americas, and Japan, art historians, archaeologists and a literary scholar discuss how different museum and academic traditions – national as well as disciplinary –, notions of value and authenticity, or colonialism impacted the fate of collections. The texts offer detailed documentation of degrees of destruction by spectacular acts of defacement, demolition, discarding, or neglect. They also shed light on the accompanying discourses regarding aesthetic ideals, political ideologies, educational and scholarly practices, or race. With destruction being understood as a critical part of reception, the histories of cast collections defy the traditional, homogenous narrative of rise and decline. Their diverse histories provide critical evidence for rethinking the use and display of plaster cast collections in the contemporary moment.

Edited by: Annetta Alexandridis, Lorenz Winkler-Horaček
Imprint: De Gruyter
Country of Publication: Germany
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 170mm,
Weight: 1.621kg
ISBN: 9783110751314
ISBN 10: 3110751313
Pages: 620
Publication Date: 06 September 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Annetta Alexandridis, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA; Lorenz Winkler-Horaček, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany.