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The empty museum : Western cultures and the artistic field in modern Japan /

The book examines the processes through which public art museums, as modern Western institutions, were introduced to Japan in the late nineteenth century and how they subsequently developed distinctive national characteristics. Focusing on 'empty museums', one of the most distinctive forms...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Morishita, Masaaki, 1966-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub. Co., 2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Transculturation and Bourdieu's Field Theory; 3 The Early Development of the Field of Bijutsu: The Bunten and the Art Group; 4 The Birth of the Regional Art Museum: Art Groups, and the Avant-garde; 5 Post-war Development: Curators and Museums of Modern Art; 6 Struggles between the Local Artist and the Curator; 7 Conclusion; Appendix: List of Personal Interviews; Bibliography; Index.