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Genres High and Low: Writings on Art
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Art Criticism & TheoryCanadian Art
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ISBN13: 9781773104966
Publisher: Goose Lane Editions
Published: Jan 26 2027
Pages: 476
Weight: 2.97
Language: English
A landmark collection of essays exploring contemporary art, criticism, and curatorial practice from one of Canada's most influential art writers.
Genres High and Low brings together three decades of Philip Monk's writing on international contemporary art, tracing the ideas, artists, and movements that have shaped modern criticism. Spanning essays on the American avant-garde, Toronto's downtown art scene, and changing approaches to history, archives, and curating, the collection offers a wide-ranging view of contemporary artistic practice. As Canada's first independent art critic, Monk helped redefine art writing by combining critical insight with literary experimentation and philosophical inquiry. His essays demonstrate that criticism can be as creative, inventive, and thought-provoking as the art it examines. Together, they reveal the lasting influence of one of Canada's most original voices in contemporary art.
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