This monumental new book explores the recent history of exhibition-making, looking at the radical shifts that have taken place in the practice of curating contemporary art over the last 20 years. Tracing a history of curating through its most innovative shows, renowned curator Jens Hoffmann selects the 50 key exhibitions that have most significantly shaped the practice of both ...(展开全部)

The book examines the contemporary art system with a broad and systematic approach, through the application of models of microeconomics and industrial organizations. By breaking down the traditional barriers between different academic disciplines such as art and economics, this book offers a unique opportunity to grasp the complexities of the contemporary art world and provides...(展开全部)

As Mark Pendergrast, author of Uncommon Grounds, said, "After reading Marjorie Shaffer's Pepper, you'll reconsider the significance of that grinder or shaker on your dining room table. The pursuit of this wizened berry with the bite changed history in ways you've never dreamed, involving extraordinary voyages, international trade, exotic locales, exploitation, brutality, diseas...(展开全部)

玛乔丽·谢弗（Marjorie Shaffer）毕业于布朗大学，在伊利诺伊大学香槟分校获生物学硕士学位。她目前是纽约大学医学院（New York University School of Medicine）的科学作家和编辑，曾为《纽约时报》、《金融时报》、《大众科学》撰稿，并曾任路透社商业记者，入选麻省理工学院奈特科学新闻班（Knight Science Journalism）成员。 ◎ 译者简介 顾淑馨，台湾大学历史系毕业、淡江大学美国研究所硕士。曾任职台湾中国广播公司、联合报系及“美国在台协会”，并曾兼任淡江大学、政治大学及东吴大学讲师。目前专事翻译，已出版译作近四十种，主要有《乐在沟通》《与成功有约》《反挫》《大外交》（合译）等，近作有《会说才会赢》《谎言教父马多夫》《逆龄社会》等。

In the modern era, the archive--official or personal--has become the most significant means by which historical knowledge and memory are collected, stored, and recovered. The archive has thus emerged as a key site of inquiry in such fields as anthropology, critical theory, history, and, especially, recent art. Traces and testimonies of such events as World War II and ensuing co...(展开全部)

彼得·克拉克，英国剑桥大学英国近代史教授与剑桥大学三一学院前任院长。他的众多作品包括《大英帝国最后一千天》(The Last Thousand Days of the British Empire)、《形成中的凯恩斯革命，1924--1936》(The Keynesian Revolution in the Making，1924-1936)，以及广受赞誉的企鹅版英国史最后一卷《希望与荣耀：英国，1900--2000》(Hope and Glory：Britain l900—2000)。他与妻子——加拿大作家玛莉亚·蒂皮特——住在英格兰的萨福克郡及英属哥伦比亚省的潘德岛。

The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History is a 1978 book by Michael H. Hart, reprinted in 1992 with revisions. It is a ranking of the 100 people who, according to Hart, most influenced human history. Surprising to readers was the first person on Hart's list, Muhammad instead of Jesus or Moses. Hart asserted that Muhammad was "supremely successful" in both th...(展开全部)

夏洛特?伯纳姆-卡特（Charlotte Bonham-Carter），2003 年在美国伊利诺伊州埃文斯顿的西北大学获得英语文学学士学位，2006 年在伦敦的皇家艺术学院获得当代艺术策展管理硕士学位。经常为多家国际性的艺术出版物撰稿，包括《艺术快报》、《当代艺术》、《无题》、《艺术通讯》和《CIRCA》艺术杂志，还为英国国立肖像美术馆出版的《今日肖像》供稿。她参与撰写或主编的艺术展览目录手册数量众多，并在爱尔兰现代艺术博物馆合作策划推出过“精美尸体”主题展。此前为伦敦“外堡”（Barbican）艺廊的助理馆长，现就职于伦敦当代艺术协会，担任助理馆长。她同时负责编辑伦敦当代艺术协会的视觉艺术出版物《罗兰》。 大卫?霍奇（David Hodge），艺术史博士，主攻的课题为罗伯特?莫里斯（Robert Morris，美国雕塑家、观念艺术家）在20 世纪6...(展开全部)

Without doubt, the international contemporary art stage increases annually, drawing new crowds and new interest. Whilst enticing, contemporary art can be bewildering. This accessible and beautifully produced guide will pinpoint key artists and events, and so help demystify a generation of rapid change in the art world. The A-Z listing (by artist's name) will feature 200 of the ...(展开全部)