Contemporary art [electronic book] : a very short introduction / Julian Stallabrass.
By: Stallabrass, Julian [author.]
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Contributor(s): Stallabrass, Julian. Art incorporated.
Material type:
BookSeries: Very short introductions: 146.Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006Copyright date: ©2004Description: online resource (154 pages) : illustrations.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 0192806467 (paperback); 9780192806468 (paperback); 9780191517488 (e-book).Subject(s): Art, Modern -- 20th century | Art, Modern -- 21st centuryAdditional physical formats: Print version:.: Contemporary art : a very short introductionDDC classification: 709.05 Online resources: E-book Also available in print form.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| e-BOOK | MTU Bishopstown Library eBook | 709.05 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | MTU Cork Module CMOD 6001 - Core reading. |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Contemporary art has never been so popular - but what is 'contemporary' about contemporary art? What is its role today, and who is controlling its future? Bloody toy soldiers, gilded shopping carts, and embroidered tents. 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. But 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.
First published in hardback as Art incorporated 2004.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 136-144) and index.
A zone of freedom? -- New world order -- Consuming culture -- Uses and prices of art -- The rules of art now -- Contradictions.
MTU Cork Module CMOD 6001 - Core reading.
Also available in print form.
Electronic reproduction.: ProQuest LibCentral. Mode of access: World Wide Web
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Acknowledgements (p. ix)
- List of illustrations (p. x)
- 1 A zone of freedom? (p. 1)
- 2 New world order (p. 19)
- 3 Consuming culture (p. 50)
- 4 Uses and prices of art (p. 70)
- 5 The rules of art now (p. 101)
- 6 Contradictions (p. 119)
- References (p. 136)
- Index (p. 145)