Authority and Authenticity in Art Writing
The review discusses the edited volume Pro Domo. Kunstgeschichte in eigener Sache. The volume aims to analyse systematically an understudied sub-genre of art writing: texts that were written by confidantes of the artists, thus suggesting a specific authority and authenticity as they claim to have ‘i...
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Department of Art History, University of Birmingham
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| description | The review discusses the edited volume Pro Domo. Kunstgeschichte in eigener Sache. The volume aims to analyse systematically an understudied sub-genre of art writing: texts that were written by confidantes of the artists, thus suggesting a specific authority and authenticity as they claim to have ‘in-house’ knowledge of the master’s mind. The review situates the volume’s concept and approach within recent discussions on subjectivity in art writing. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-226921f6f6c441f49a61e19fb3b21b262024-02-02T11:51:52ZengDepartment of Art History, University of BirminghamJournal of Art Historiography2042-47522023-12-012929HCH110.48352/uobxjah.00004324Authority and Authenticity in Art WritingHans Christian Hönes 0University of AberdeenThe review discusses the edited volume Pro Domo. Kunstgeschichte in eigener Sache. The volume aims to analyse systematically an understudied sub-genre of art writing: texts that were written by confidantes of the artists, thus suggesting a specific authority and authenticity as they claim to have ‘in-house’ knowledge of the master’s mind. The review situates the volume’s concept and approach within recent discussions on subjectivity in art writing.https://arthistoriography.files.wordpress.com/2023/03/hones-rev.pdfartist biographiesfandomcanonicityanecdoteslife writing |
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