Tá díospóireachtaí maidir le hathbhunú réad cultúrtha ar siúl le blianta fada anuas, ach tháinig práinn nua orthu le déanaí mar gheall ar dhianscrúdú na mbailiúchán músaem Eorpach a fuarthas le linn na tréimhse coilíneachta. Soláthraíonn leabhar suimiúil agus inrochtana Alexander Herman forbhreathnú cothrom le dáta ar an díospóireacht ar aiseag le tagairt do raon leathan de chonspóidí reatha.
Is leabhar é seo a bhaineann le seoda cultúrtha a thabhairt ar ais: cén fáth a n-éilítear é, conas a dhéantar é a chaibidil agus cén áit a bhféadfadh sé a bheith mar thoradh air. Mar gheall ar chaidrimh mhíchothroma an ama a chuaigh thart, tá cuid de na seoda is mó ar domhan ina gcónaí in áiteanna i bhfad siar ónar cruthaíodh agus inar úsáideadh ar dtús iad. Inniu táimid ag féachaint ar na hiarrachtaí díograiseacha chun na héagóra san am atá caite a chur ina gceart: tá solas tosaithe ag soilsiú ar na míreanna a lootadh ón Áise, ón Afraic, ón Meánoirthear, ó Mheiriceá agus ón Aigéan Ciúin, agus tá scálaí na staire, dar le cuid acu, ag teacht chun cinn. a bhfuil gá le hathailíniú suntasach.
Cuireann an díospóireacht seo iachall orainn aghaidh a thabhairt ar stair a bhíonn dorcha go minic, agus ar dheacracht ár gcoincheapa comhaimseartha maidir le ceartas a chur i bhfeidhm ar chásanna ón am atá thart. Ar cheart dúinn cead a thabhairt do dhéantáin creagach a scíth a ligean san áit a bhfuil siad ina luí – go minic ina gcónaí ann mar gheall ar mhíchothromaíochtaí na staire? Fiafraíonn an leabhar seo an bhfuilimid ag dul isteach i ‘paradigm téarnaimh’ nua, ceann a d’fhéadfadh tionchar doscriosta a bheith aige ar earnáil an chultúir – agus ar an gcuid eile den domhan – go ceann blianta fada amach romhainn. Soláthraíonn sé léitheoireacht riachtanach dóibh siúd go léir a oibríonn i saol na healaíne agus na músaeim agus níos faide i gcéin.
Co Arna fhoilsiú ag Lund Humphries agus Institiúid Ealaíne Sotheby Clúdach crua 104 leathanach 130 x 200 mm ISBN 9781848224834
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