{"product_id":"9781405155632","title":"(Re)Thinking \"Art\" A Guide for Beginners","description":"\u003ch1\u003e(Re)Thinking \"Art\"\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Guide for Beginners\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSteve Shipps\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eArt \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e(Re)Thinking \"Art\": A Guide for Beginners\u003c\/i\u003e is a primer that considers the term \"art,\" what it means and why it matters. Rather than being about any particular sort of art —visual or otherwise— the book addresses the idea of \"art\" in all, in all its messy complexity, and offers meaningful access to the vast array of human products to which it refers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by an award-winning teacher as a response to students’ ongoing challenge, \"What is 'art', anyway, and why should I care?\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAims to bring readers into a meaningful relationship with art and teaches them to think critically and creatively about it - and by extension, about anything else\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an ideal introduction to the field for students and anyone interested in art today\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a jargon-free, common-sense basis from which to approach the theories that dominate the art world today, for readers who may wish to pursue them further\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eSteve Shipps\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor in the Department of Visual and Media Studies at Emerson College. He is an arts educator concerned primarily with the nature and history of \"art\" as a Western cultural institution. An award-winning teacher, he has been a Fellow of the National Endowment for the Humanities and of the Getty Center for Education in the Arts.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17 March 2008\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405155632\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e192\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8.32\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379183841420,"sku":"9781405155632","price":38.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405155632.jpg?v=1780238665","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405155632","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}