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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers [Published Date: 2004]. Soft cover, 303 pp. No other printings listed.
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In very good condition. Pictorial paper covers have light bumping and creasing to edges and light overall scuffing. Binding tight. Previous owner's name in ink on bottom of first page. Otherwise pages are clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-Library. NO remainder marks. [From back cover] Acts of Engagement brings together writings spanning the extraordinarily eventful ten years after Michael Brenson left the New York Times, where he was an art critic for nearly a decade. In his analytical and lyrical explorations, Brenson considers creativity, complicity, process, and voice - issues that have taken on increasing urgency as the values and directives of corporate culture have permeated American life. To understand and come to terms with the challenges now facing American art and culture, we must engage the book's key themes: language, identity, audience, and power. Acts of Engagement addresses the fundamental humanity and necessity of the visual arts: what they are about, why artists are indispensable, and why art and artists matter.