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Book SynopsisThe years since 1989 have seen a complete untethering of what art can be, who makes it and where it can be found, which has been matched by a reassessment of art's appropriate place in society. This title examines the themes in contemporary art, from portraiture in the age of face transplants and facial recognition software, and more.
Table of Contents1. Face Time: Reinventing The Portrait • 2. You Are Here: Seeing Space in Contemporary Art • 3. The Seen And The Unseen: Death, God And Religion • 4. Streets And Struggles: Uprisings And Unrest • 5. Fleshed Out: The Body And Contemporary Art • 6. The Long Now: Time And History In Contemporary Art • 7. Event Horizons: Science And Contemporary Art • 8. Colours True And False: The New Abstract Art • 9. The Language Generation: Using Words In Art • 10. Timeline: The Key Detail
