Themes of Contemporary Art
Visual Art after 1980
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Product details:
- Edition number 2
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 2 April 2009
- ISBN 9780195367577
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages359 pages
- Size 235x191x19 mm
- Weight 663 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
Designed as a core text for introductory courses in recent contemporary art history, this book is a purposefully compact overview of themes in the recent history of contemporary art. This text reflects a paradigm shift occurring in the visual arts from a formalist way of teaching studio art to a method using more diverse and open-ended concepts. An emphasis on the process of interpretation seeks to engage the reader in actively considering how ideas, forms, materials, processes, and
purposes all contribute to the meanings that viewers construct. (For surveys of contemporary art that begin earlier, say after WW II, the book works as a companion text.) The Second Edition adds a new chapter theme on science and its connections with art, as well as new artist profiles so there will
be two in each chapter. This edition also features 21 full-color and 108 b/w reproductions of a wide array of contemporary art pieces.
Long description:
A compact and accessible introduction to recent contemporary art history, Themes of Contemporary Art: Visual Art after 1980, Second Edition, focuses on seven important themes that have recurred in art over the past few decades: identity, the body, time, place, language, science, and spirituality. The opening chapter provides a concise overview of the period, analyzing how five key changes (the rise of new media, a growing awareness of diversity, globalization, the influence
of theory, and interactions with everyday visual culture) have resulted in an art world with dramatically expanded boundaries. The remaining seven chapters each feature an introduction to one thematic topic; a brief look at historical influences; a detailed analysis of how contemporary artists have responded
to and embodied aspects of the theme in specific works; and two profiles of artists who have extensively explored aspects of the theme in their work. The book's thematic organization encourages students, gallery goers, and other readers to think actively and critically about the ideas expressed in the artwork instead of simply memorizing "who, what, when, and where."
Themes of Contemporary Art, Second Edition, features more than 125 vivid illustrations (including 21 in color) that exemplify a wide variety of materials, techniques, theoretical viewpoints, and stylistic approaches from artists of diverse ethnic, cultural, and geographic backgrounds. It also includes an updated timeline that situates art within the context of the time it was created.
New to the Second Edition
*An additional chapter explores science as a theme in recent contemporary art
*Eight new artist profiles and revisions to existing chapters bring the examples well into the 21st century
*An updated timeline of world events and developments in art and pop culture
*Over 40 new illustrations of contemporary art
Table of Contents:
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
Themes of Contemporary Art: What, Why, and How
Format of the Book
CHAPTER ONE: THE ART WORLD EXPANDS
Overview of History and Art History: 1980-2008
Old Media Thrive, New Media Make Waves
The Art World Goes Global
Theory Waxes and Wanes
Art Meets Contemporary Culture
Post Studio Art Practice
CHAPTER TWO: TIME
Time and Art History
Changing Views of Time
Changing Views of the Past
Exhibits about Time
Exploring the Structure of Time
Revisiting the Past
Commemorating the Past
Profile
1: Brian Tolle
Profile
2: Cornelia Parker
CHAPTER THREE: PLACE
Places Have Meanings
Places Have Value
Exhibits about Place
History's Influence
Looking at Places
Looking Out For Places
Constructing (and Deconstructing) Artificial Places
Placeless Spaces
What's Public? What's Private?
In-Between Places
Profile
1: Janet Cardiff
Profile
2: Unilever Series at Tate Modern
CHAPTER FOUR: IDENTITY
Identity in Art History
Identity is Communal or Relational
Essentialism
Difference
Identity is Not Fixed
Sexual Identity is Diverse
Hybridity
Reinventing Identities
Profile
1: Jaune Quick-to-See Smith
Profile
2: Shirin Neshat
CHAPTER FIVE: THE BODY
Past Figurative Art
A New Spin on the Body
The Body Beautiful
Different bodies
Body parts
Mortal Bodies
Sexual Bodies
Post-Human Bodies
Profile
1: Renée Cox
Profile
2: Zhang Huan
CHAPTER SIX: LANGUAGE
Words with Art: A History
Art with Words: A History
Recent Theories of Language
Reasons for Using Language
Exhibitions and Publications Concerning Language in Art
Language Makes Meaning
Language Takes Form
Wielding the Power of Language
Confronting the Challenge of Translation
Using Text in the Information Age
Profile
1: Ken Aptekar
Profile
2: Nina Katchadourian
CHAPTER SEVEN: SCIENCE
What is Science?
Artists as Amateur Scientists
Artists Adopt Scientific Methods and Materials
Science and Art: Intertwined Through History
The Ideology of Science
Is Science Running Amok? Activist Art Responds
Recent Exhibits about science and art
The Visual Culture of Science
Classifying Humans in the Genomic Age
Is Nature Natural?
Marveling at the Universe
Profile
1: Patricia Piccinini
Profile
2: Eduardo Kac
CHAPTER EIGHT: SPIRITUALITY
A Short History
A Few Strategies
Finding Faith and Harboring Doubt
Expressing Religious Identities
Facing Death, Doom, and Destruction
Mingling the Sacred and the Secular
Profile
1: José Bedia
Profile
2: Bill Viola
Bibliography
Timeline (1980-2008)
Index
