{"product_id":"western-art-and-the-wider-world-isbn-9781444333923","title":"Western Art and the Wider World","description":"\u003ci\u003eWestern Art and the Wider World\u003c\/i\u003e explores the evolving relationship between the Western canon of art, as it has developed since the Renaissance, and the art and culture of the Islamic world, the Far East, Australasia, Africa and the Americas.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the origins, influences, and evolving relationship between the Western canon of art as it has developed since the Renaissance and the art and culture of the Islamic world, the Far East, Australasia, Africa and the Americas\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMakes the case for ‘world art’ long before the fashion of globalization\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCharts connections between areas of study in art that long were considered in isolation, such as the Renaissance encounter with the Ottoman Empire,  the influence  of Japanese art on the 19th-century French avant-garde and of African art on early modernism, as well as debates about the relation of ‘contemporary art’ to the past.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by a well-known art historian and co-editor of the landmark \u003ci\u003eArt in Theory\u003c\/i\u003e volumes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Renaissance and Old World 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Enlightenment and New World 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Modernism and Modern World 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Avant-Garde, Contemporary, and Globalized World 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 “World Art History” and “Contemporary Art” 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 292\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eWestern Art and the Wider World\u003c\/i\u003e is certainly a timely myth-buster in terms of current anxieties and panics about the demise of the West’s supposed cultural and economic place at the centre of things. Wood traces a long history of admiration and indebtedness to the East – in terms of knowledge, art, commerce and governance. He also asserts that the history of western ‘cultural dominance’ has been relatively short – less than 200 years in his reckoning. \u003ci\u003eWestern Art and the Wider World\u003c\/i\u003e tells stories of exchange, parity and mutual curiosity between the West and rest.\" \u003ci\u003e(\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Visual Artists’ News Sheet\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 March 2014)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"A cautious, open-minded attempt to write about the history of Western Art form the Renaissance through the early and late modernist era, as it encountered, and was encountered by, the rest of the world.\" (\u003ci\u003eArt Review\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 March 2014)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePaul Wood\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Lecturer in Art History at the Open University, England. He has published widely in the field of modern and contemporary art, and is co-editor, with Charles Harrison and Jason Gaiger, of the landmark three-volume collection \u003ci\u003eArt in Theory: An Anthology of Changing Ideas\u003c\/i\u003e.  \u003cp\u003eIn our truly globalized world of the 21st century, 'world art' can finally take its place on center stage. Yet there remains a pressing need for a theoretically-informed and historically wide-ranging study of key changes in the relationship between the modern Western artistic canon and those it has traditionally excluded. \u003ci\u003eWestern Art and the Wider World\u003c\/i\u003e explores the origins, influences, and evolving relationship between the Western canon of art as it has developed since the Renaissance and the art and culture of other societies—including those in the Islamic world, the Far East, Australasia, Africa and the Americas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapters explore a wide range of topics at the intersection of Western and non-Western artistic traditions, including such themes as the Renaissance encounter with the Ottoman Empire, the debate over Orientalism, the impact of Japanese art on the 19th-century French avant-garde, and the much disputed discourse of ‘primitivism.’ A concluding chapter offers fresh insights into contemporary debates about the globalization of art practice and the disputed notion of a ‘world art history.’ \u003ci\u003eWestern Art and the Wider World\u003c\/i\u003e makes great strides in furthering the intellectual discussion on the changing relationship between Western and non-Western art throughout the extended modern period.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“This is a truly important book, essential reading for anyone looking for critical insight into how understandings of Western art and its history are being reshaped by the increasingly globalized conditions of artistic culture.” – \u003ci\u003eAlex Potts, University of Michigan, USA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Any reader wanting to traverse the complex terrain of world art could find no wiser, more judicious or better-written guide than Paul Wood’s \u003ci\u003eWestern Art and the Wider World\u003c\/i\u003e.  His learning in history, philosophy, and contemporary debates is deep but carried lightly.  His voice will reach both novice and professional readers in a most timely contribution.”  –\u003ci\u003eThomas E. Crow, New York University, USA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“An important and timely intervention in the contested territory of world art. Combining extensive historical research with incisive awareness of contemporary debates, this book both challenges and expands our understanding of Western art within a global context.” –\u003ci\u003eFionna Barber, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990473851109,"sku":"NP9781444333923","price":27.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781444333923.jpg?v=1761787970","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/western-art-and-the-wider-world-isbn-9781444333923","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}