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International Texts in Critical Media Aesthetics Ser.: Projected Art History : Biopics, Celebrity Culture, and the Popularizing of American Art by Doris Berger (2014, Hardcover)

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Biopics on artists influence the popular perception of artists' lives and work. Projected Art History highlights the narrative structure and images created in the film genre of biopics, in which an artist's life is being dramatized and embodied by an actor. Concentrating on the two case studies, Basquiat (1996) and Pollock (2000), the book also discusses larger issues at play, such as how postwar American art history is being mediated for mass consumption. This book bridges a gap between art history, film studies and popular culture by investigating how the film genre of biopics adapts written biographies. It identifies the functionality of the biopic genre and explores its implication for a popular art history that is projected on the big screen for a mass audience.

Author
Doris Berger
Publication Name
Projected Art History : Biopics, Celebrity Culture, and the Popularizing of American Art
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2014
Series
International Texts in Critical Media Aesthetics Ser.
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
368 Pages

Lc Classification Number
Pn1995.9.A76p7613
Reviews
There is a wide divide between the lives of artists and movies about those artist that can seem impossible to span. Ms. Berger lifts up all the rocks and shows us what's underneath - it's not always predictable or pretty but it's certainly revealing.
Table of Content
Acknowledgments List of Figures Chapter 1: Artists' biographies in film as popular art history Chapter 2: Pollock: A popular historiography Chapter 3: Basquiat and celebrity culture Chapter 4: Hollywood's art histories: A web of artists' myths and star legends Filmography Bibliography Index
Copyright Date
2014
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Topic
Film / General, American / General, Film / Direction & Production
Lccn
2013-049439
Dewey Decimal
791.43657
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Art, Performing Arts

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