Talking Art

The Culture of Practice and the Practice of Culture in MFA Education

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Higher Education, Art & Architecture, General Art, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology
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Author: Gary Alan Fine ISBN: 9780226560359
Publisher: University of Chicago Press Publication: August 31, 2018
Imprint: University of Chicago Press Language: English
Author: Gary Alan Fine
ISBN: 9780226560359
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication: August 31, 2018
Imprint: University of Chicago Press
Language: English

In Talking Art, acclaimed ethnographer Gary Alan Fine gives us an eye-opening look at the contemporary university-based master’s-level art program. Through an in-depth analysis of the practice of the critique and other aspects of the curriculum, Fine reveals how MFA programs have shifted the goal of creating art away from beauty and toward theory. Contemporary visual art, Fine argues, is no longer a calling or a passion—it’s a discipline, with an academic culture that requires its practitioners to be verbally skilled in the presentation of their intentions. Talking Art offers a remarkable and disconcerting view into the crucial role that universities play in creating that culture.

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In Talking Art, acclaimed ethnographer Gary Alan Fine gives us an eye-opening look at the contemporary university-based master’s-level art program. Through an in-depth analysis of the practice of the critique and other aspects of the curriculum, Fine reveals how MFA programs have shifted the goal of creating art away from beauty and toward theory. Contemporary visual art, Fine argues, is no longer a calling or a passion—it’s a discipline, with an academic culture that requires its practitioners to be verbally skilled in the presentation of their intentions. Talking Art offers a remarkable and disconcerting view into the crucial role that universities play in creating that culture.

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