Memory and counter-memory: Toward a social aesthetics of Holocaust Memorials
[nb-NO]Title[nb-NO]Memory and counter-memory: Toward a social aesthetics of Holocaust Memorials
[nb-NO]Author[nb-NO]
Call number940.5318/0223
[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]04298L
[nb-NO]Place of publication[nb-NO]Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
[nb-NO]Publisher[nb-NO]University of Alberta Press
[nb-NO]Year of publication[nb-NO]
2000
[nb-NO]Pagination[nb-NO]pp165-178
[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]Article
[nb-NO]ISBN[nb-NO]0888643373
NotesArticle from the book 'The Holocaust's ghost' pp165-178
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
Discusses the aesthetics and politics of Holocaust memorials, suggesting many are self-referential and others counter-productive. Emphasises differences between public art and art produced exclusively for the art world.