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Biography
Dr Rex Butler is an art historian, writer and Professor (Art History & Theory).
His research interests include Australian art and art criticism, Post-War American art and Critical Theory. Rex Butler has recently completed a book, Outside In:10 Essays on UnAustralian Art, with ADS Donaldson and edited a selection of Bernard Smith's writings, Antipodean Perspective, with Sheridan Palmer. He is currently writing a book on Stanley Cavell and the Arts.
He is the author or editor of eleven books, including What is Appropriation?(1996), Jean Baudrillard: The Defence of the Real (1999), A Secret History of Australian Art (2002), Slavoj Zizek: Live Theory (2005), Borges' Short Stories: A Reader's Guide (2010) and Deleuze and Guattari's What is Philosophy?: A Reader's Guide (2015).
Research area keywords
- Art History
- Art Criticism
- Art Theory
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Projects 2016 2020
Research Output 2009 2019
'In the Beginning': Janet Burchill's Word Works
Butler, R., 2019, Bulleen, Vic, Australia: Heide Museum of Modern Art. 4 p.Research output: Book/Report › Catalogue › Research
On Vanishing Land (2013) The Eerie, W. G. Sebald, and English Hauntology
Butler, R., 2019, The Persistence of Melancholia in Arts and Culture. Bubenik, A. (ed.). New York, NY, USA: Routledge, p. 94-106 13 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
Resurrecting spirit: Mikala Dwyer in ‘Bauhaus Now!’
Butler, R., 2019, Art Monthly Australasia, 317, p. 54-58 5 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article › Research
A Chain of Ponds: On German and Australian Artistic Interactions
Butler, R. & Donaldson, A. D. S., 2018, German-Australian Encounters and Cultural Transfers: Global Dynamics in Transnational Lands. Nickl, B., Herrschner, I. & Gozdziak, E. (eds.). Singapore: Springer, p. 193-208 16 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
Antipodean Perspective: Selected Writings of Bernard Smith
Butler, R. (ed.) & Palmer, S. (ed.), 2018, Clayton, Vic, Australia: Monash University Publishing. 401 p.Research output: Book/Report › Edited Book › Other › peer-review
Activities 2018 2018
- 1 Public lecture/debate/seminar
Public lecture: 'Various Responses - Mutlu Çerkez: 1988–2065'
Helen Hughes (Contributor), Rex Butler (Contributor)14 Apr 2018
Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public lecture/debate/seminar
Press / Media
THE AUSTRALIAN: 'Review: Scholar was creative in exploring history'
Rex Butler & Sheridan Palmer
1/09/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature