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Article: Christmas Books - art books: Make an exhibition for yourself The best art books are more than just glossy catalogues, says JAMES HALL. They should also try to say something new
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- The Independent (London, England)
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- December 2, 2002
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Temporary exhibitions have been the driving force behind art
publishing in recent decades, and even the smallest show comes armed
with a glossy catalogue. Museums used not to have dedicated spaces
for exhibitions, but the National Gallery and British Museum
currently have three, while the Tate, with its incessant re-hangs, is
nothing but temporary exhibition spaces. Museums now have their own
publishing companies producing books, magazines and videos as well as
catalogues. Yale University Press, the leading scholarly art-book
publisher, is increasingly acting as a distributor of museum
publications, while Thames & Hudson and Phaidon are rescuing their
dependence on fine art.
The problem ...
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