Doors and mirrors in art education: Constructing the postmodernist classroom

From: Art Education | Date: November 1, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

Art opens doors; equally it establishes the doorframe. Art mirrors but only what is selected in the mirror. (Duncum, 1991, p. 52)

The idea that art opens doors is not new, nor the belief that art mirrors the world around it; however, Duncum (1991) believes that the impact of postmodernism upon popular culture has been so significant that the time has come for art educators to reconsider what such slogans mean to contemporary professional practice. If art opens doors, is the door frame of the classroom located upon the threshold of equal opportunity? If art mirrors reaL ity, is the reality ...

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