Six stories from the end of representation : images in painting, photography, astronomy, microscopy,...
Six stories from the end of representation : images in painting, photography, astronomy, microscopy,...
Six stories from the end of representation : images in painting, photography, astronomy, microscopy, particle physics, and quantum mechanics, 1980-2000 / James Elkins.
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Publisher
Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2008.
Date
2008.
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NQ701/20
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Language
English
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Physical content
xvii, 274 p., 22 p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Contents
Painting -- Photography -- Astronomy -- Microscopy -- Particle physics -- Quantum physics.
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Publisher
Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2008.
Place of Publication
California
Date Published
2008.
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Summary
"James Elkins tells six independent stories about images made in the last quarter-century. Some come from the world of art (painting and photography) and some from that of science (physics, astrophysics, and microscopy). What these images have in common is that they all fail as representations: they are blurry, dark, pixelated, or otherwise inadequ...
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Six stories from the end of representation : images in painting, photography, astronomy, microscopy, particle physics, and quantum mechanics, 1980-2000 / James Elkins.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-269) and index.
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NQ701/20
Record Identifier
74VM8rk5veDO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VM8rk5veDO
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ISBN
9780804741484 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780804741477 (cloth : alk. paper)
DDC
701
MMS ID
991000180029702626
