Art, History and the Senses

Description:

Should sight trump the other four senses when experiencing and evaluating art? This book questions whether the authority of the visual in 'visual culture' should be deconstructed, and focuses on the roles of touch, taste, smell, and sound in the materiality of works of art.

subjects: Modern Arts,  Senses and sensation in art,  Senses and sensation,  Art, modern, 19th century,  Art, modern, 20th century

Times: 20th century,  19th century