Themes of contemporary art: visual art after 1980

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 key changes (the rise of new media, a growing awareness of diversity, globalization, the influence of theory, and interactions with everyday visual culture) have resulted in an art world with dramatically expanded boundaries. The remaining seven chapters each feature an introduction to one thematic topic; a brief look at historical influences; a detailed analysis of how contemporary artists have responded to and embodied aspects of the theme in specific works; and two profiles of artists who have extensively explored aspects of the theme in their work. The book's thematic organization encourages students, gallery goers, and other readers to think actively and critically about the ideas expressed in theartwork instead of simply memorizing "who, what, when, and where." Themes of Contemporary Art, Second Edition, features more than 125 vivid illustrations (including 21 in color) that exemplify a wide variety of materials, techniques,theoretical viewpoints, and stylistic approaches from artists of diverse ethnic, cultural, and geographic backgrounds. It also includes an updated timelinethat situates art within the context of the time it was created. INDICE: Exploring endlessness: Revisiting the Past Recovering history: Reshuffling the past: Reframing the present: Commemorating the Past Profile #1: Brian Tolle Profile #2: Cornelia Parker CHAPTER THREE: PLACE Places Have Meanings Places Have Value Exhibits about Place History's Influence (Most) places exist in space: The work of art exists in a place: Looking at Places Looking OutFor Places Constructing (and Deconstructing) Artificial Places Placeless Spaces What's Public? What's Private? In-Between Places Profile #1: Janet Cardiff Profile #2: Unilever Series at Tate Modern CHAPTER FOUR: IDENTITY Identity in Art History Identity is Communal or Relational Social and cultural identities:Identity politics: Identity is Constructed: Essentialism Difference Identity is Not Fixed Sexual Identity is Diverse Hybridity Reinventing Identities Profile #1: Jaune Quick-to-See Smith Profile #2: Shirin Neshat CHAPTER FIVE: THE BODY Past Figurative Art A New Spin on the Body The body is a battleground: The body is a sign: People are bodies: The Body Beautiful Different bodies Body parts Mortal Bodies Sexual Bodies The gaze: Sexual pleasure and desire: Sex and violence: Post-Human Bodies Profile #1: Renée Cox Profile #2: Zhang Huan CHAPTER SIX: LANGUAGE Words with Art: A History Art with Words: A History Recent Theories of Language Reasons for Using Language Exhibitions and Publications Concerning Language in Art Language Makes Meaning Language Takes Form Transparency and translucency: Spatiality and physicality: Books made by artists: Art made with books: Wielding the Power of Language Confronting the Challenge of Translation Using Text in the Information Age Profile #1: Ken Aptekar Profile #2: Nina Katchadourian CHAPTER SEVEN: SCIENCE What is Science? The Scientific Impulse: The Scientific Method: Artists as Amateur Scientists Artists Adopt Scientific Methods and Materials Creole Technologies: BioArt: Science and Art: Intertwined Through History The Ideology of Science Is Science Running Amok? Activist Art Responds Recent Exhibits about science and art The Visual Culture of Science Scientific imaging and art: Deconstructing the visual culture of science: Scientific displays and archives: Science in popular culture: Classifying Humans in the Genomic Age Is Nature Natural? Marveling at the Universe Profile #1: Patricia Piccinini Profile #2: Eduardo Kac CHAPTER EIGHT: SPIRITUALITY A Short History A Few Strategies Manipulating forms, materials, and processes: Manipulating meanings and minds: Finding Faith and Harboring Doubt Expressing Religious Identities Facing Death, Doom, and Destruction Mingling the Sacred and the Secular Profile #1: José Bedia Profile #2: Bill Viola Bibliography Timeli

• ISBN: 978-0-19-536757-7
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 359
• Fecha Publicación: 01/04/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés