本书两位作者简•罗伯森（Jean Robertson）与克雷格•迈克丹尼尔（Craig McDaniel），都是美国印第安那大学－普杜大学印第安那波利斯分校艺术与设计学院教授。二人合著有《绘画语言：材料、技术、形式、内容》等著作。 匡骁，哈尔滨人，英美文学专业硕士、文艺学博士，现为同济大学外国语学院副教授。博士论文研究方向为美国当代艺术理论家和美学家乔治·迪基。

Review "An excellent book that approaches contemporary art in ways that are relevant to how art is made today, ways that move beyond the old categories of medium and genre to examine a group of issues that motivate and structure much of the content of today's art."--Timothy Van Laar, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and coauthor of Art with a Difference: Looking at Di...(展开全部)

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 ...(展开全部)

Over a decade ago, Arthur Danto announced that art ended in the sixties. Ever since this declaration, he has been at the forefront of a radical critique of the nature of art in our time. After the End of Art presents Danto’s first full-scale reformulation of his original insight, showing how, with the eclipse of abstract expressionism, art has deviated irrevocably from the narr...(展开全部)

Over a decade ago, Arthur Danto announced that art ended in the sixties. Ever since this declaration, he has been at the forefront of a radical critique of the nature of art in our time. After the End of Art presents Danto’s first full-scale reformulation of his original insight, showing how, with the eclipse of abstract expressionism, art has deviated irrevocably from the narr...(展开全部)

This groundbreaking new survey of contemporary art covers all the major art movements since 1970, the impact they have had. Each chapter contains a one or two page spread dedicated to artists commenting on their own work or the work of other artists.

For undergraduate/graduate courses in Contemporary Art, Art Criticism, and Art History; also appropriate for studio courses. This text gathers together the seminal moments in the international art scene of the last few years, placing them in the context of the critical and public understanding of the works, and brings into play the remarkable growth of contemporary art museums ...(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)

At one time dismissed by many as inaccessible, elitist or even facile, contemporary art has since entered the realm of popular culture and is enjoyed by millions of gallery visitors every year. This accessible and beautifully produced up-to-date guide pinpoints key artists and events, and so helps demystify a generation of rapid change in the art world. The A-Z listing (by arti...(展开全部)