Themes of Contemporary Art
Visual Art After 1980
Craig McDaniel author Jean Robertson author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc
Published:27th Oct '21
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Themes of Contemporary Art: Visual Art after 1980, Fifth Edition, offers students and readers an introduction to recent art. The primary focus is an examination of themes that are widespread in contemporary artistic practice. Individual chapters analyze thematic content in eight groupings: Identity, The Body, Time, Memory, Place, Language, Science, and Spirituality. These eight thematic categories provide a significant sample from which readers can grasp influential concepts that stretch across much of the art of our time. Profiles of key artists and works enhance student understanding of these major themes and the individual approaches and key movements in the world of contemporary art.
Themes of Contemporary Art, Fifth Edition, is one of the best introductions to the thematic artistic concepts that continue to create the varied field we call "contemporary art." The chapters on identity, memory, and time are peerless in an introductory text such as this." - Jae Emerling, University of North Carolina, Charlotte
This is the best textbook for contemporary art, because it is up to date, and is thematic. Its strong points include the summaries of dense post-structuralist and art theories; the artist profiles; and discussion of key works in a chapter. The book has been useful for students by providing a theoretical and historical context for contemporary works since 1980." - Lisa Lipinski, George Washington University
ISBN: 9780190078331
Dimensions: 255mm x 179mm x 26mm
Weight: 1288g
464 pages
5th Revised edition