Art Matters by Philip Yenawine, Marianne Weems, Brian Wallis - 9780814793510

Art MattersHow the Culture Wars Changed America\nAuthor(s): Philip Yenawine, Marianne Weems, Brian Wallis\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: New York University Press, United States\nImprint: New York University Press\nISBN-13: 9780814793510, 978-0814793510\nSynopsis\nA collection of intensive discussions about the role of visual arts in public life\n The past decade has seen American culture deeply divided by debates over social identity, public morality, communal values and freedom of expression. A key focus of these polarizing discussions has been the role of visual arts in public life. In Art Matters, five leading cultural critics and two prominent contemporary artists show the ways that this debate has profoundly reshaped our view of American culture. Lucy Lippard investigates the extraordinary recent transformations in visual art; Michele Wallace takes on high art, popular culture, and African American identity; David Deitcher discusses queer culture and AIDS; Carole S. Vance ponde.