Art : history, visual, culture

This innovative collection of essays offers exciting new research and thoughtful reflection on the subject of visual culture and its relationship to art history. * Brings together innovative scholarship by major scholars. * Engages with cross-cultural questions, asking if attention to visual culture is a western preoccupation. * Draws on a wide range of cultures, locations and historical periods, from the eighth century China to contemporary South Africa, from Byzantium to early modern and modern Europe. * Covers a wealth of visual forms and media including photography, film, painting, sculpture, drawing, installation and the decorative arts