Friends of Interpretable Objects
Author | : Miguel Tamen |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 214 |
Release | : 2004-03 |
ISBN-10 | : 0674013689 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780674013681 |
Rating | : 4/5 (681 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Friends of Interpretable Objects by : Miguel Tamen
Download or read book Friends of Interpretable Objects written by Miguel Tamen and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2004-03 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tamen shows how inanimate objects take on life through interpretation—notably as they are collected and housed in museums. He claims that an object becomes interpretable only in the context of a “society of friends.” Thus, he suggests, our tendency as humans to interpret the phenomenal world gives objects both a life and a society.