Art history and its institutions. Foundations of a discipline

Art History and Its Institutions focuses on the professional and institutional formation of art history, showing how the discourses that shaped its creation continue to define the field today. Grouped into three sections, articles examine the sites where art history is taught and studied, the rol of institutions in conferring legitimacy, relationship between modernism and art history, and the sistems that define and control it.. From museum and and universities to law courts and photography studios, the contributors explore a range of different institutions, revealing the complexity of their interaction and their impact on the disciplineof art history.