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Book SynopsisTrade Review"A fascinating history of art and representation debates . . . [from] the founding of the Louvre . . . to modern controversies over repatriation and representation."
---Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews"[In
Art’s Properties], David Joselit moves beyond the proprietary tendencies of the modern artist to advocate for an ethos of freedom and commonality. . . . Provocative."
---Alex Kitnick, 4Columns"Joselit takes on often-debated topics like artistic cultural appropriation and the repatriation of artworks, grounding them in current understanding ofthe legacy of colonialism, slavery, and white supremacy. Art’s Properties is an excellentfollow-up to the author’s
After Art." * Choice *