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Theories of Modernism
and Postmodernism in the Visual Arts

began as a series of invited lectures, 2004-2008, in which major art historians meditated on the principal theories of twentieth-century art. Each speaker gave two successive lectures and participated in a taped seminar conversation. The lectures and seminar were then published as a book.

The series preface, which will be reprinted in all the books, is here.




Volume 1: James Elkins
The Master Narratives and Their Discontents


The lectures were given February 20-21, 2004; the book is available now.



Volume 2: Stephen Bann
Ways Around Modernism

The book is available now.



Volume 3: Richard Shiff
Doubt

The book will be available fall/winter 2007.


The list of speakers continues on the next page.


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