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Focusing on Edwardian art writing, this book examines how it influenced embodied and performative aesthetic experiences. It advocates for a broader definition of art writing by incorporating a range of critical and fictional texts often overlooked in art history. Employing a phenomenological-semiotic approach, it analyzes the intersections of spectatorship theory and practice across various Edwardian contexts, including galleries and theatre. Ultimately, it reconsiders Edwardian culture, highlighting the complexity and self-awareness of viewing practices during a time typically linked to formalism.

The fourth in the Nobile Index series, this publication explores the auction history of Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud since 1990.