Since its inception in the 19th century, photography has brought to light a vast array of represented subjects. Always situated in some spatial order, photographic representations have been operatively underpinned by social, technical, and institutional mechanisms. Geographically, bodily, and geometrically, the camera has positioned its subjects in social structures and hierachies, in recognizable localities, and in iconic depth constructions which, although they show remarkable variation, nevertheless belong specifically to the enterprises of the medium. This is the subject of...
Since its inception in the 19th century, photography has brought to light a vast array of represented subjects. Always situated in some spatial order,...
This book examines the borderlands of the art world and the relations between art and visual mass culture in modernity. It includes case studies on photocollage, window displays, fashion photography and contemporary fine art. -- .
This book examines the borderlands of the art world and the relations between art and visual mass culture in modernity. It includes case studies on ph...
