In theory.(Blind Spots: Critical Theory and the History of Art in Twentieth-Century Germany)(Book Review)

From: Art in America | Date: February 1, 2006| Author: Mattick, Paul | Copyright information

Blind Spots: Critical Theory and the History of Art in Twentieth-Century Germany, by Frederic J. Schwartz, New Haven, Yale University Press, 2005; 313 pages, $37.50.

Even as many artists are losing interest in what is called "theory," art historians continue to be fascinated with this mode of thought, producing a new twist in a complicated story. Theory emerged, from the later 1960s on, as artists and critics strove to make headway in the face of well-entrenched formalis...

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