Block Reader in Visual Culture Book

Between 1979 and 1989, BLOCK initiated and responded to key debates in visual and cultural studies, publishing writings by artists, art and design historians and cultural theorists. The journal's editors and contributors furthered the critical tradition in art history, responded to the work of contemporary artists, and brought the concerns of new cultural and critical theory to the study of art and design history. TheBLOCK Reader in Visual Culture collects previously unavailable classic writings by leading cultural theorists and artists first published in this seminal journal, providing an invaluable resource for the teaching and study of art and design as well as theory and cultural studies. Contributors include Jon Bird, Barry Curtis, Philippa Goodall, Frank Hannah, Dick Hebdige, Lucy Lippard, Kathy Myers, Fred Orton, Claire Pajaczkowska, Griselda Pollock, Tim Putnam, Lisa Tickner, and Judith Williamson.Read More