Friends of Interpretable Objects
| Author | : Miguel Tamen |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 207 |
| Release | : 2004-03 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780674013681 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0674013689 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (81 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 207 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.
