Broschiertes Buch

Theory in Contemporary Art Since 1985

Beschreibung

Updated and reorganized to offer the best collection of state-of-the-art readings on the role of critical theory in contemporary art, this second edition of Theory in Contemporary Art since 1985 brings together scholarly essays, artists' statements, and art reproductions to capture the vibrancy and dissonance that define today's art scene.

Incorporates new and updated topics that have become central to art theory and practice over the past decade
New and updated chapters cover such topics as: international biennials, historicizing of the term "contemporary art", aesthetics, art and politics, feminism and pornography, ecology and art, the Middle East and conflict studies, Eastern European art and politics, gender and war, and technology
Features a thematic reconfiguration of sections and new introductions to make readings user-friendly
Extensively illustrated throughout with an expanded color-plate section
New contributions to this edition include those by Alexander Alberro, Claire Bishop, T.J. Demos, Anthony Downey, Liam Gillick, Marina Gr?iniæ, Mary Kelly, Chantal Mouffe, Beatriz Preciado, Jacques Ranciere, Blake Stimson, and Chin-Tao Wu.

Autor

Zoya Kocur is an independent scholar based in New York. She has taught at New York University and the Rhode Island School of Design, and is the former Associate Curator of Education at the New Museum of Contemporary Art. Her publications include Global Visual Cultures: An Anthology (2011) and, as co-editor, Contemporary Art and Multicultural Education (1996). Simon Leung is an artist based in New York and Los Angeles, and Professor of Studio Art at the University of California, Irvine, where he heads the New Genres area. His work has been exhibited at the Whitney Biennial, Venice Biennale, and the Guangzhou Triennial. 

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 2. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 560
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. August 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 187mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 1115g
• ISBN-13: 9781444338577
• ISBN-10: 1444338579
• Artikelnr.: 35456504

Rezensionen

"Here are urgent things to read--including texts by artists who 'live within' theory. Not only analytical arguments but models for the expansion of history, politics and aesthetics. "
- Josiah McElheny, artist, New York City

"Kocur's and Leung's thought-provoking new anthology makes me envy today's students and their professors. User-friendly, devoid of jargon, this volume zeroes in on issues that are at the core of contemporary art practices, offering a view of the current state of theory, and of the interrelation between art and theory, that is both synthetic and chronological. I cannot imagine a better guide to navigate through all the transformations art has gone through since 1980 in response to those of the world at large. This anthology is a delight, and an immense service to the field of contemporary studies."
- Yve-Alain Bois, Institute for Advanced Study