Museum Object Lessons for the Age, Paperback by Geismar, Haidy, ISBN 178735282X, ISBN-13 9781787352827, Brand New, Free shipping in the US
<div>Among the challenges museums face when displaying objects are widely held assumptions about the nature of these objects and the material, social, and political foundations of art practices.<br><br><i>Museum Object Lessons for the Age</i> urges readers to question their assumptions through four wide-ranging chapters, each focused on a single object—a box, a pen, an effigy, and a cloak. Th begins with an introduction exploring the legacies of older forms of media and earlier museum practices of collection and then offers a critical analysis of contending theories of knowledge production in museums as it relates to projects. From there, Haidy Geismar guides readers in lively, accessible prose through a range of objects, from ethnographic and decorative arts collections, bespoke experiments, and even the Google Art Project, revealing what these objects can tell us about both the past and the future of collection and display.<br>  </div>