Contemporary Art: Art Since 1970

by Brandon Taylor

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 across the United States, Europe, and globally. Contemporary Art describes the latest trends and tendencies in art, calling upon international exhibitions, curatorial projects, and the growth of new technology, and showing the rapidly evolving experiment that is the visual arts of our time.

Genres: Art, Art History

256 pages, Paperback

First published August 5, 2004

About the author

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Brandon Taylor is Professor in the History of Art, University of Southampton. His other publications include Art and Literature Under the Bolsheviks, Art for the Nation: Exhibitions and the London Public, and Art Today.

Reviews

[Melissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sometimes when reading a text book you find that it is a bit difficult to get into, to let the information set in so that you actually retain it, that is not the case with this particular piece. Most of the time when you put up a review on a book you speak about the content, but here I feel as if the shell is what is the best educator. This book was designed perfectly, from its size and weight to the colors and column width. It is easy to read and the language draws you into the understanding of this particular era's artwork. It was a well done piece of art.

[naviya · Rating 3 out of 5]

- I don't think this book was structured very well, or was particularly compelling
- i did love the mild snark and the art that they talked about tho!