Art and the Power of Placement

Newhouse, Victoria

New York: The Monacelli Press, 2005. Hardcover. Royal blue cloth with white spine lettering, white & color illustrated dust jacket, 303 pp., 279 BW & color illustrations. VG (Few marks from previous gallery owner; otherwise Like New.). Item #142826
ISBN: 9781580931489

Where and how an artwork is presented can enhance it or detract from it, or even alter its meaning. Depending on the display, painting and sculpture can denote a religious, political, decorative, or educational significance, as well as aesthetic and commercial value. Just how powerful the effect of placement can be is demonstrated in this book by in-depth case studies and comparisons of art installations around the world and from antiquity to the present, all richly illustrated. Not limited to museums, Newhouse branches out to explore noteworthy displays of art in commercial galleries and in private homes and gardens, as well as in a number of unusual venues. She concludes with some guidelines for display that apply as much to the hanging of a picture in a private interior as to the installation of a museum show.--From publisher description.