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Why Art Cannot be Taught: A Handbook for Art Students

Why Art Cannot be Taught: A Handbook for Art Students

by JamesElkins (Author)

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In this smart survival guide for students and teachers--the only book of its kind--James Elkins examines the phenomenon of college-level art instruction, focusing particularly on the problematic practice of conducting critiques of student work.

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Format: Illustrated
 Pages: 224
 Edition: Illustrated
 Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 17 May 2001
ISBN 10: 0252069501
ISBN 13: 9780252069505
Book Overview: In this smart survival guide for students and teachers--the only book of its kind--James Elkins examines the phenomenon of college-level art instruction, focusing particularly on the problematic practice of conducting critiques of student work.

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Instead of proposing drastic changes in the way that art is instructed, Elkins asks that schools and art departments try to understand what they are already doing... He advises students to use a chain of questions process to try to uncover the teachers' reasoning and unexamined assumptions... Whether you're an artist, a teacher, an administrator, or a student, I encourage you to explore your own questions through Why Art Cannot Be Taught. --Teaching Artist Journal
Author Bio
James Elkins, a professor of art history, theory, and criticism at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, is the author of The Object Stares Back: On the Nature of Seeing, What Painting Is, and many other books.