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Personal profile
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. He has recently completed a book, UnAustralian Art, with ADS Donaldson, to be published by Power Publishing, University of Sydney, and another, Stanley Cavell and the Arts, for Bloomsbury Publishing, London. He is currently editing two collections, one on the Japanese fashion designer Rei Kawakubo and another on the documentary film-maker Joshua Oppenheimer.
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), Radical Revisionism (2005), Borges' Short Stories: A Reader's Guide (2010) and Deleuze and Guattari's What is Philosophy?: A Reader's Guide (2015).
Education/Academic qualification
Art History, PhD, University of Sydney
Award Date: 1 Jul 1990
Research area keywords
- Art History
- Art Criticism
- Art Theory
Network
Projects
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The Abbey Art Centre: Reassessing postwar Australian art, 1946–1956
McLean, I., Butler, R., Donaldson, A. & Pierse, S.
28/04/20 → 28/04/22
Project: Research
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Research output
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Stanley Cavell and the Arts: Philosophy and Popular Culture
Butler, R., 2021, London, UK: Bloomsbury Academic. 218 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research › peer-review
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Duchamp and Australia in opposition
Butler, R. & Donaldson, A. D. S., 2020, Artlink, 40, 1, p. 60-67 8 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article › Research
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Framing the Voice / Voicing the Frame: On Brook Andrew's Vox: Beyond Tasmania (2013)
Butler, R., 2020, In : Index Journal. 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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John Nixon's 'Laziness'
Butler, R., 2020, The Art of Laziness: Contemporary Art and Post-Work Politics. Attwood, D. & Russell, F. (eds.). Southbank, Vic, Australia: A+A Publishing, p. 167-179 11 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research
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On the Possibility of Another Australian Art History
Butler, R. & Donaldson, A. D. S., 2020, The Australian Art Field: Practices, Policies, Institutions. Bennett, T., Stevenson, D., Myers, F. & Winikoff, T. (eds.). New York, USA: Routledge, p. 44-55 12 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
Activities
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Journal of New Zealand Studies (Journal)
Luke Smythe (Guest editor) & Rex Butler (Guest editor)
Dec 2020 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Public lecture: 'Various Responses - Mutlu Çerkez: 1988–2065'
Helen Hughes (Contributor) & Rex Butler (Contributor)
14 Apr 2018Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public lecture/debate/seminar
Press / Media
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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