Art on the edge and over : searching for art's meaning in contemporary society, 1970s-1990s / Linda Weintraub, Arthur Danto, Thomas McEvilley.
Recognizing that art at the end of the twentieth century changes too quickly and is too multifaceted and unfamiliar to be automatically understood, Art on the Edge and Over: Searching for Art's Meaning in Contemporary Society explains the intractably avant-garde art of the 1970s, 80s and 90s by...
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| Language: | English |
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Litchfield, CT :
Art Insights, Inc.,
[1996]
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| Summary: | Recognizing that art at the end of the twentieth century changes too quickly and is too multifaceted and unfamiliar to be automatically understood, Art on the Edge and Over: Searching for Art's Meaning in Contemporary Society explains the intractably avant-garde art of the 1970s, 80s and 90s by searching for art's meaning within the context of popular culture and the common trends that have led to such new forms of expression. This one-of-a-kind resource is composed of 35 easy-to-read, chapter-long essays that each cover a particular deviation from conventional art practices (such as smell as an aesthetic ingredient, shopping as a creative process or blood, pollen, discarded dolls and toxic earth as a medium of expression.) Within each chapter, the theme discussed is illuminated by and elucidates the work of one particular artist (such as Laurie Simmons, Wolfgang Laib, On Kawara, Marina Abramovic, Gilbert and George, David Hammons, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, David Salle, Janine Antoni, Rosemarie Trockel, Andres Serrano, Carolee Schneemann, Barbara Kruger, Vito Acconci, and Mike Kelley). An easy-to-follow guide to the unconventional art of our contemporaries, Art on the Edge and Over is a vital resource for all those interested in art history, studio art, aesthetics, and contemporary society. |
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| Item Description: | Artists : Marina Abramovic ; Vito Acconci ; Janine Antoni ; Tomie Arai ; Joseph Beuys ; Christian Boltanski ; Sophie Calle ; Mel Chin ; Chuck Close ; Toni Dove ; Kate Ericson & Mel Zeigler ; Gerlovina & Gerlovin ; Gilbert & George ; Gonzalez-Torres, Felix ; David Hammons ; On Kawara ; Mike Kelley ; Jeff Koons ; Barbara Kruger ; Wolfgang Laib ; Sherrie Levine ; James Luna ; Amalia Mesa-Bains ; Orlan ; Gerhard Richter ; David Salle ; Carolee Schneemann ; Andres Serrano ; Laurie Simmons ; Haim Steinbach ; Donald Sultan ; Paul Thek ; Rosemarie Trockel ; Meyer Vaisman ; Andrea Zittel. |
| Physical Description: | 264 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0965198812 9780965198813 0965198804 9780965198806 |