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'''James Elkins''' (born 13 October 1955) is an American art historian and art critic. He teaches art history, theory, and criticism at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His writing focuses on the history and theory of images in art, science, and nature. Some of his books are exclusively on fine art (''What Painting Is, Why Are Our Pictures Puzzles?''). Others include scientific and non-art images, writing systems, and archaeology (''The Domain of Images, On Pictures and the Words That Fail Them''), and some are about natural history (''How to Use Your Eyes''). His most recent books are ''What Photography Is'', written against Roland Barthes's ''Camera Lucida'', and ''Art Critiques: A Guide''. [http://www.jameselkins.com/index.php/vita/10-brief-bio]
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'''James Elkins''' (1955) is an American art historian and art critic. He teaches art history, theory, and criticism at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His writing focuses on the history and theory of images in art, science, and nature. Some of his books are exclusively on fine art (''What Painting Is, Why Are Our Pictures Puzzles?''). Others include scientific and non-art images, writing systems, and archaeology (''The Domain of Images, On Pictures and the Words That Fail Them''), and some are about natural history (''How to Use Your Eyes''). His most recent books are ''What Photography Is'', written against [[Roland Barthes]]'s ''Camera Lucida'', and ''Art Critiques: A Guide''. [http://www.jameselkins.com/index.php/vita/10-brief-bio]
  
==Literature==
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==Works==
 
; Books
 
; Books
 
* ''The Poetics of Perspective'', Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1994.
 
* ''The Poetics of Perspective'', Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1994.
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* ''Our Beautiful, Dry, and Distant Texts: Art History as Writing'', University Park, PA: Penn State Press, 1997.
 
* ''Our Beautiful, Dry, and Distant Texts: Art History as Writing'', University Park, PA: Penn State Press, 1997.
 
* ''On Pictures and the Words That Fail Them'', Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998.
 
* ''On Pictures and the Words That Fail Them'', Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998.
* ''What Painting Is'', New York: Routledge, 1998.
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* ''What Painting Is. How to Think about Oil Painting, Using the Language of Alchemy'', New York and London : Routledge, 1999; 2000, [[Media:Elkins_James_What_Painting_Is_2000.pdf|PDF]].  
* ''Why are Our Pictures Puzzles? On the Modern Origins of Pictorial Complexity'' ,New York: Routledge, 1999.
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* ''Why are Our Pictures Puzzles? On the Modern Origins of Pictorial Complexity'', London and New York: Routledge, 1999, [https://archive.org/details/ElkinsWhyAreOurPicturesPuzzlesOnTheModernOriginsOfPictorialComplexity1999 IA].
 
* ''The Domain of Images, On the Historical Study of Visual Artifacts'', Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1999.
 
* ''The Domain of Images, On the Historical Study of Visual Artifacts'', Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1999.
 
* ''Pictures of the Body: Pain and Metamorphosis'', Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1999.
 
* ''Pictures of the Body: Pain and Metamorphosis'', Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1999.
* ''How to Use Your Eyes'', New York: Routledge, 2000.
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* ''How to Use Your Eyes'', New York: Routledge, 2000, [[Media:Elkins_James_How_to_Use_Your_Eyes_2000.pdf|PDF]].
 
* ''Why Art Cannot be Taught: A Handbook for Art Students'', Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 2001.
 
* ''Why Art Cannot be Taught: A Handbook for Art Students'', Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 2001.
 
* ''Stories of Art'', New York: Routledge, 2002.
 
* ''Stories of Art'', New York: Routledge, 2002.
 
* ''Visual Studies: A Skeptical Introduction'', New York: Routledge, 2003.
 
* ''Visual Studies: A Skeptical Introduction'', New York: Routledge, 2003.
* ''What Happened to Art Criticism?'', Chicago: Prickly Paradigm Press, 2003.
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* ''What Happened to Art Criticism?'', Chicago: Prickly Paradigm Press, 2003; 2004, [[Media:Elkins_James_What_Happened_to_Art_Criticism_2003.pdf|PDF]].
 
* ''On the Strange Place of Religion in Contemporary Art'', New York: Routledge, 2004.
 
* ''On the Strange Place of Religion in Contemporary Art'', New York: Routledge, 2004.
* ''Is Art History Global?'', Routledge, 2006.
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* ''Pictures & Tears. A History of People Who Have Cried in Front of Paintings'', New York and London: Routledge, 2004, [[Media:Elkins_James_Pictures_and_Tears_2004.pdf|PDF]], [http://archive.org/details/JamesElkinsPicturesAndTearsRoutledge2004 IA]
* ''The State of Art Criticism'', (co-edited with Michael Newman), New York: Routledge, 2007 [http://www.tartumuliseb.net/State_of_Art_Criticism.pdf].
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* editor, ''Is Art History Global?'', New York: Routledge, 2006; 2007, [http://archive.org/details/JamesElkinsIsArtHistoryGlobalRoutledge2006 IA].
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* editor, with Michael Newman, [http://archive.org/details/JamesElkinsTheStateOfArtCriticismRoutledge2008 ''The State of Art Criticism''], New York: Routledge, 2008 [http://www.tartumuliseb.net/State_of_Art_Criticism.pdf].
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* editor, with Rachael Ziady DeLue, ''Landscape Theory'', New York: Routledge, 2008, [http://archive.org/details/RachaelZiadyDeLueJamesElkinsLandscapeTheory2008 IA].
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* editor, with Robert Williams, ''Renaissance Theory'', New York: Routledge, 2008, [http://archive.org/details/JamesElkinsRobertWilliamsRenaissanceTheoryRoutledge2008 IA].
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* editor, with David Morgan, [http://archive.org/details/JamesElkinsDavidMorganeditorsReEnchantmentRoutledge2009 ''Re-Enchantment''], New York: Routledge, 2009.
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* editor, ''Visual Cultures'', Bristol and Chicago: Intellect Ltd, 2010, [http://archive.org/details/JamesElkinsVisualCulturesIntellectLtd2010 IA].
 
* ''What Photography Is'', New York: Routledge, 2012.
 
* ''What Photography Is'', New York: Routledge, 2012.
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* editor, with Harper Montgomery, ''Beyond the Aesthetic and the Anti-Aesthetic'', University Park, Pennsylvania: Penn State University Press, 2013, [http://archive.org/details/0271060727Aesthet IA].
  
 
; Articles
 
; Articles
* "Michelangelo and the Human Form: His Knowledge and Use of Anatomy", ''Art History'', no. 7 (1984):176–86.
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* "Michelangelo and the Human Form: His Knowledge and Use of Anatomy", ''Art History'' 7 (1984), pp 176-186.
* "Psychoanalysis and Art History", ''Psychoanalysis and Contemporary Thought'', no. 9 (1986):261–98.
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* "Psychoanalysis and Art History", ''Psychoanalysis and Contemporary Thought'' 9 (1986), pp 261-298.
* "Art History Without Theory", ''Critical Inquiry'', no. 14 (1988): 354–78.
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* "Art History Without Theory", ''Critical Inquiry'' 14 (1988), pp 354-378.
* "What Really Happens in Pictures? Misreading with Nelson Goodman", in ''Word & Image'', vol. 9 no. 4 (1993): 349–62.
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* "What Really Happens in Pictures? Misreading with Nelson Goodman", in ''Word & Image'' 9:4 (1993), pp 349-362.
  
==External links==
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==Links==
 
* [http://www.jameselkins.com/ Home page]
 
* [http://www.jameselkins.com/ Home page]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Elkins_%28art_historian%29 Elkins on Wikipedia]
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James Elkins (1955) is an American art historian and art critic. He teaches art history, theory, and criticism at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His writing focuses on the history and theory of images in art, science, and nature. Some of his books are exclusively on fine art (What Painting Is, Why Are Our Pictures Puzzles?). Others include scientific and non-art images, writing systems, and archaeology (The Domain of Images, On Pictures and the Words That Fail Them), and some are about natural history (How to Use Your Eyes). His most recent books are What Photography Is, written against Roland Barthes's Camera Lucida, and Art Critiques: A Guide. [1]

Works

Books
  • The Poetics of Perspective, Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1994.
  • The Object Stares Back: On the Nature of Seeing, New York: Simon and Schuster, 1996.
  • Our Beautiful, Dry, and Distant Texts: Art History as Writing, University Park, PA: Penn State Press, 1997.
  • On Pictures and the Words That Fail Them, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998.
  • What Painting Is. How to Think about Oil Painting, Using the Language of Alchemy, New York and London : Routledge, 1999; 2000, PDF.
  • Why are Our Pictures Puzzles? On the Modern Origins of Pictorial Complexity, London and New York: Routledge, 1999, IA.
  • The Domain of Images, On the Historical Study of Visual Artifacts, Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1999.
  • Pictures of the Body: Pain and Metamorphosis, Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1999.
  • How to Use Your Eyes, New York: Routledge, 2000, PDF.
  • Why Art Cannot be Taught: A Handbook for Art Students, Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 2001.
  • Stories of Art, New York: Routledge, 2002.
  • Visual Studies: A Skeptical Introduction, New York: Routledge, 2003.
  • What Happened to Art Criticism?, Chicago: Prickly Paradigm Press, 2003; 2004, PDF.
  • On the Strange Place of Religion in Contemporary Art, New York: Routledge, 2004.
  • Pictures & Tears. A History of People Who Have Cried in Front of Paintings, New York and London: Routledge, 2004, PDF, IA
  • editor, Is Art History Global?, New York: Routledge, 2006; 2007, IA.
  • editor, with Michael Newman, The State of Art Criticism, New York: Routledge, 2008 [2].
  • editor, with Rachael Ziady DeLue, Landscape Theory, New York: Routledge, 2008, IA.
  • editor, with Robert Williams, Renaissance Theory, New York: Routledge, 2008, IA.
  • editor, with David Morgan, Re-Enchantment, New York: Routledge, 2009.
  • editor, Visual Cultures, Bristol and Chicago: Intellect Ltd, 2010, IA.
  • What Photography Is, New York: Routledge, 2012.
  • editor, with Harper Montgomery, Beyond the Aesthetic and the Anti-Aesthetic, University Park, Pennsylvania: Penn State University Press, 2013, IA.
Articles
  • "Michelangelo and the Human Form: His Knowledge and Use of Anatomy", Art History 7 (1984), pp 176-186.
  • "Psychoanalysis and Art History", Psychoanalysis and Contemporary Thought 9 (1986), pp 261-298.
  • "Art History Without Theory", Critical Inquiry 14 (1988), pp 354-378.
  • "What Really Happens in Pictures? Misreading with Nelson Goodman", in Word & Image 9:4 (1993), pp 349-362.

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