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Contemporary Art (Very Short Introductions) (Paperback)
$12.07 - Save $0.63 (4%) - RRP $12.70 Free delivery worldwide (to United States and
all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Contemporary ArtWhat is 'contemporary' about contemporary art? Who is really running the art world? This title explores the dramatic changes that have taken place in the art world since the fall of the Berlin Wall. It provides a look at the reasons for the art boom, and reveals the politics behind the business.
Full description- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Published: 25 May 2006
- Format: Paperback 168 pages
- See: Full bibliographic data
- Categories: Art History | Art History: From c 1960
- ISBN 13: 9780192806468 ISBN 10: 0192806467
- Sales rank: 53,364
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Full description for Contemporary Art
Contemporary art has never been so popular - but what is 'contemporary' about contemporary art? What is its role today, and who is controlling its future? Bloody toy soldiers, gilded shopping carts, and embroidered tents. Contemporary art is supposed to be a realm of freedom where artists shock, break taboos, flout generally received ideas, and switch between confronting viewers with works of great emotional profundity and jaw-dropping triviality. But away from shock tactics in the gallery, there are many unanswered questions. Who is really running the art world? What effect has America's growing political and cultural dominance had on art? Julian Stallabrass takes us inside the international art world to answer these and other controversial questions, and to argue that behind contemporary art's variety and apparent unpredictability lies a grim uniformity. Its mysteries are all too easily explained, its depths much shallower than they seem. Contemporary art seeks to bamboozle its viewers while being the willing slave of business and government. This book is your antidote and will change the way you see contemporary art.
