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Art of the postmodern era: from the late 1960s to the early 1990s
Paperback. English.
Published
Boulder, Colo.: Westview, 1998
Sandler describes the various directions art has taken over the last few decades, from Post Minimalist styles, and New Image Painting to the Neo-Expressionism...
Cream: contemporary art in culture
Paperback. English.
Published
London: Phaidon, 1998
This is a survey of current tendencies and personalities at the forefront of contemporary art. New art in all media, by 100 rising artists, has been selected...
The art of today
Paperback. English.
Published
London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1995
This is an international survey of contemporary art, taking a critical look at the work of established artists and exploring broader international trends...
Modern art: a critical introduction
Paperback. English.
Published
London: Routledge, 2005
2nd ed
This textbook provides a comprehensive guide to modern and post-modern art. The authors bring together history, theory and the art works themselves to...
Why a painting is like a pizza: a guide to understanding and enjoying modern art
Paperback. English.
Published
Princeton, N.J.; Oxford: Princeton University Press, c2002
The first time she made a pizza from scratch, art historian Nancy Heller made the observation that led her to write this guide to contemporary art. Comparing...
Modernism
Paperback. English.
Published
London: Tate, 1997
Modernism is used generally to convey a faith in progress and a healthy scepticism for received ideas and traditional values. Harrison looks at modernism...
Realism
Paperback. English.
Published
London: Tate, c1997
Realist art of the 20th century is striking for its diversity. It has no shared style or manifesto of intention, yet a common thread is a commitment to...
Dead history, live art?: spectacle, subjectivity and subversion in visual culture since the 1960s
Paperback. English.
Published
Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, 2005
While scholars and critics generally agree that the 1960s signaled the end of high modernism, what is less clear is how to characterize contemporary art...
Why your five year old could not have done that: modern art explained
Paperback. English.
Published
London: Thames & Hudson, 2012
This is Susie Hodge's passionate and persuasive argument against the most common disparaging remark levelled at modern art. She examines 100 works of...
Theories and documents of contemporary art: a sourcebook of artists' writings
Paperback. English.
Published
Berkeley, Calif.; London: University of California Press, c2012
2nd ed., rev. and expanded. / by Kristine Stiles
The writings collected in this book, which take the form of artists' statements, interviews, and essays, make vivid each artist's aesthetic approach to...
