TEHRAN – American scholar Laurie Schneider Adams’ 2012 book “Art: A Beginner’s Guide” has been published in Persian.

Nasrin Tabatabai is the translator of the book published by Elmi Farhangi, a major publishing house in Tehran.

Art has existed for as long as humankind, but defining it is famously difficult. 

In this whirlwind tour spanning from prehistory up to the present day and beyond, Laurie Schneider Adams explores how art, and our views on it, have evolved. 

Delving into fascinating issues such as why some artworks can be so controversial, why a forgery can never be as “good” as the original, and what the future of art may hold, this beautifully crafted introduction provides a definitive overview of Western artistic tradition. 

Also providing a helpful guide to understanding art terminology and to reading artworks for meaning, Art: A Beginner's Guide is an essential tool for every budding art critic.

Schneider Adams is a professor of art history at John Jay College, City University of New York. 

She is the author of “A History of Western Art” and “Looking at Art”, and is editor-in-chief of the journal Source: Notes in the History of Art.

A Persian translation of her “The Methodologies of Art: An Introduction” by Ali Masumi has previously been published by the Nazer publishing house.

Photo: A copy of the Persian edition of Laurie Schneider Adams’ book “Art: A Beginner’s Guide”.

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