James Elkins

James Elkins

James Elkins is an art historian and art critic. He is also professor of art history, theory, and criticism at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (1989).

Education

*BA, cum laude, 1977, Cornell University
*MFA and MA, 1983, and PhD with honors, 1989, University of Chicago

Publications

*Pictures and Tears: A History of People Who Have Cried in Front of Paintings
*Chinese Landscape Painting as Western Art History
*Pictures of the Body: Pain and Metamorphosis
*The Domain of Images
*How to Use Your Eyes
*What Painting Is
*The Poetics of Perspective
*The Object Stares Back: On the Nature of Seeing
*Why are our Pictures Puzzles?
*What Happened to Art Criticism?
*Visual Studies: A Skeptical Introduction
*Why Art Cannot Be Taught: A Handbook For Art Students
*Six Stories From the End of Representation

External links

*http://www.jameselkins.com


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