Construct · 1 fields · 1 citations

art-culture system: a standalone construct

One name. One construct. A landmark on the map.

● anchor · a standalone construct Nearest construct by meaning·not indexed

A single standalone construct; nearby constructs are located against it in the Collider. Tap a field for its definition, unit, and measures.

Museum studies

a diagram, drawn by Clifford, of how Western institutions classify collected objects as art or artifact, masterpiece or curio, and move them between those categories.

In museum studies, art-culture system refers to a diagram, drawn by Clifford, of how Western institutions classify collected objects as art or artifact, masterpiece or curio, and move them between those categories. This meaning comes from Clifford (1988) in The Predicament of Culture.[1]

Unit
Recovery means
Measured by

Run it through the Collider, or take the citations with you.

See how art-culture system sits against neighbouring constructs in the Collider, or export every reference on this page in one click.

Open in Collider Export BibTeX Report this entry

Nearby constructs

artifact2 fields · 2 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs culture4 fields · 9 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs Western1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone construct

References

Clifford, J. (1988). The Predicament of Culture. Harvard University Press. https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674503724

Cited on this page?

Confirm your construct, or correct us.

If your work is cited behind one of these entries, you know better than we do whether we captured the meaning right. Confirm it, suggest an edit, or dispute it, and your name goes on the entry as an author who has checked it, linked to your ORCID.

Claim your construct