Description
The fifth book in the series, this volume concludes this extraordinary publishing project by analyzing the fascinating and controversial phenomena of contemporary art. This volume presents ten chapters, each written by an international expert. To mention just a few: exhibition curator Nicolas Bourriad discusses installations, video and action art in the post-media age. Gabriella Belli, director of the Mart of Trento and Rovereto, tells of the "meaning" of the contemporary museum. Paco Barrag n, cultural broker, describes art fairs and explains what is understood by the term neobiennialism. And ample space is also devoted to the critical definitions of contemporary art, to the art market and the new way of collecting, to the relationship between art and politics, to the new, confusing frontiers of photography. Each of these major chapters is followed, in alphabetical order, by the biographies of dozens of contemporary artists, illustrated through their most significant works.
Author: Valerio Terraroli
Publisher: Skira
Published: 10/19/2010
Pages: 432
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 4.80lbs
Size: 11.30h x 8.70w x 1.40d
ISBN13: 9788857201283
ISBN10: 8857201287
BISAC Categories:
- Art | History | Contemporary (1945- )
About the Author
Valerio Terraroli is professor of the History of Contemporary Art and History of Modern Decorative Arts at the University of Turin.