Themes in Contemporary Art (Open University Art of the Twentieth Century)

Themes in Contemporary Art (Open University Art of the Twentieth Century)

by Gill Perry (Author), Gill Perry (Author), Paul Wood (Author)

Synopsis

In this fourth volume of the Art of the Twentieth Century series, the contributors address a fascinating variety of themes relating to art from the 1960s to the end of the century-the period of postmodernism. The first of the book's seven chapters deals with the emergence in the 1960s of what has been called an expanded field for art activity. Other chapters discuss the consequences of Conceptual art for notions of the aesthetic; the Post-Conceptual practice of painting; practices of Post-Conceptual photography; video, performance, and installation art; and women's practice and the question of gendered and nongendered objects. The final chapter explores the globalization of art at the end of the twentieth century. Full color illustrations are featured throughout the volume.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 352
Edition: illustrated edition
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 13 Jul 2004

ISBN 10: 0300102976
ISBN 13: 9780300102970

Media Reviews
This new series has much to commend it. It shows a keen awareness of recent artistic and critical developments, and it establishes a balance between setting the historical framework and analyzing themes and issues. These books, individually and as a group, provide an unusually coherent and comprehensive survey of the complex phenomenon of modern art over the whole course of the twentieth century. -Alex Potts, University of Michigan
Author Bio
Gill Perry is senior lecturer in art history, The Open University. Paul Wood is senior lecturer in art history, The Open University.