{"product_id":"tracings-writing-art-1975-2020-9781988111513","title":"Tracings: Writing Art, 1975-2020","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe essays of artist Ian Carr-Harris, which span decades of critical thought and engagement.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An artist, curator, critic, and teacher, Ian Carr-Harris has been a central figure in Toronto's art scene since the 1970s. By collecting his impressive output of essays, critical experiments, and reviews into a single volume, \u003ci\u003eTracings\u003c\/i\u003e documents the growth of conceptual art and postmodernism in Canadian art, as well as the expansion of mediums and spaces, while providing insights into methods of representation and the role of criticism in contemporary art. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In clear and intelligent prose, Carr-Harris offers detailed studies of individual artists and exhibitions as well as theoretically informed reflections on broader cultural concerns. Whether writing about the complexities involved in the construction and transmission of knowledge, meaning, and historical narrative; discussing the material matters of government cultural funding, patronage, and artist-run centers; or describing his own process and artworks, these pieces reveal a literary love of language and a nuanced and investigative mind at work. Throughout his writing, he considers themes of identity, cultural nationalism, postcolonialism, institutionalism, the act of viewing, and relations of power.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIan Carr-Harris\u003c\/b\u003e has exhibited in Canada and internationally. He is professor emeritus at OCAD University. \u003cb\u003eDan Adler\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor in the Department of Visual Art and Art History at York University.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Concordia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50901224522002,"sku":"9781988111513","price":59.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_85ed3362-f87e-40c6-81d0-f73691af98ea.jpg?v=1738417373","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/tracings-writing-art-1975-2020-9781988111513","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}