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In an age where art history＊s questions are now expected to receive answers, Richard Shiff presents a challenging alternative. In this essential new addition to James Elkins＊s series
, Richard Shiff embraces doubt as a critical tool and asks how particular histories of art have come to be.
Shiff＊s turn to doubt is not a retreat to relativism, but rather an insistence on clear thinking about art. In particular, Shiff takes issue with the style of self-referential art writing seemingly ‘licensed’ by Roland Barthes. With an introduction by Rosie Bennett,
is a study of the tension between practicing art and practicing criticism.
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