Cover of Museum Highlights

Book 2005

Museum Highlights

Publisher
The MIT Press
Language
English
Published
2005
  • Performance art
  • Written works
  • Aesthetics
  • Art and society
  • Art
  • Social aspects

"The writings in Museum Highlights are arranged to reflect different aspects of Fraser's artistic practice. They include essays that trace the development of critical "artistic practice" as cultural resistance; performance scripts that explore art institutions and the public sphere; and texts that explore the ambivalent relationship of art to the economic and political interests of its time. The final piece, "Isn't This a Wonderful Place? (A Tour of a Tour of the Guggenheim Bilbao)," reflects on the role of museums in an era of globalization. Among the book's 30 illustrations are stills from performance pieces, some never before published."--BOOK JACKET.