Art incorporated : the story of contemporary art / Julian Stallabrass.
"Contemporary art is supposed to be a realm of freedom where artists shock, break taboos, flout generally received ideas, and switch between confronting viewers with works of great emotional profundity and jaw-dropping triviality. Away from shock tactics in the gallery, there are many unanswere...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2004.
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| Summary: | "Contemporary art is supposed to be a realm of freedom where artists shock, break taboos, flout generally received ideas, and switch between confronting viewers with works of great emotional profundity and jaw-dropping triviality. Away from shock tactics in the gallery, there are many unanswered questions. Who is really running the art world? What effect has America's growing political and cultural dominance had on art?" "Julian Stallabrass takes us inside the international art world to answer these and other controversial questions, and to argue that behind contemporary art's variety and apparent unpredictability lies a grim uniformity. Its mysteries are all too easily explained, its depths much shallower than they seem. Contemporary art seeks to bamboozle its viewers while being the willing slave of business and government. This book is your antidote and will change the way you see contemporary art."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Physical Description: | 229 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-216) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0192801651 9780192801654 |