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Exploring the intersection of art history and social media, this groundbreaking study examines Instagram as a significant visual archive and medium. Ward reinterprets traditional concepts like aura and the gaze, highlighting how they transform in the context of digital engagement. By framing social media as an art historical intervention, the work encourages readers to reassess both the discipline of art history and their own relationship with contemporary visual culture.
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Appreciation Post, Tara Ward
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- Released
- 2024
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- Title
- Appreciation Post
- Subtitle
- Towards an Art History of Instagram
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Tara Ward
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Released
- 2024
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 322
- ISBN13
- 9780520398764
- Category
- Art / Culture
- Description
- Exploring the intersection of art history and social media, this groundbreaking study examines Instagram as a significant visual archive and medium. Ward reinterprets traditional concepts like aura and the gaze, highlighting how they transform in the context of digital engagement. By framing social media as an art historical intervention, the work encourages readers to reassess both the discipline of art history and their own relationship with contemporary visual culture.