{"product_id":"contemporary-art-9781444338607","title":"Contemporary Art","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn engaging account of today's contemporary art world that features original articles by leading international art historians, critics, curators, and artists, introducing varied perspectives on the most important debates and discussions happening around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures a collection of all-new essays, organized around fourteen specific themes, chosen to reflect the latest debates in contemporary art since 1989\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEach topic is prefaced by an introduction on current discussions in the field and investigated by three essays, each shedding light on the subject in new and contrasting ways\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTopics include: globalization, formalism, technology, participation, agency, biennials, activism, fundamentalism, judgment, markets, art schools, and scholarship\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInternational in scope, bringing together over forty of the most important voices in the field, including Sofía Hernández Chong Cuy, David Joselit, Michelle Kuo, Raqs Media Collective, and Jan Verwoert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.”  (\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 August 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContributors ix\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eINTRODUCTION 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlexander Dumbadze and Suzanne Hudson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 THE CONTEMPORARY AND GLOBALIZATION 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorlds Apart: Contemporary Art, Globalization, and the Rise of Biennials 7\u003cbr\u003e Tim Griffin\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Our” Contemporaneity? 17\u003cbr\u003e Terry Smith\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Historicity of the Contemporary is Now! 28\u003cbr\u003e Jean-Philippe Antoine\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 ART AFTER MODERNISM AND POSTMODERNISM 37\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElite Art in an Age of Populism 39\u003cbr\u003e Julian Stallabrass\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Of Adversity we Live!” 50\u003cbr\u003e Monica Amor\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaking it Work: Artists and Contemporary\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArt in China 60\u003cbr\u003e Pauline J. Yao\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 FORMALISM 70\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForm Struggles 72\u003cbr\u003e Jan Verwoert\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormalism Redefined 84\u003cbr\u003e Anne Ellegood\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe World in Plain View: Form in the Service of the Global 95\u003cbr\u003e Joan Kee\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 MEDIUM SPECIFICITY 105\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe (Re)Animation of Medium Specificity in Contemporary Art 107\u003cbr\u003e Sabeth Buchmann\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMedium Aspecificity\/Autopoietic Form 117\u003cbr\u003e Irene V. Small\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpecificity 126\u003cbr\u003e Richard Shiff\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 ART AND TECHNOLOGY 137\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTest Sites: Fabrication 139\u003cbr\u003e Michelle Kuo\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInhabiting the Technosphere: Art and Technology Beyond Technical Invention 149\u003cbr\u003e Ina Blom\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConceptual Art 2.0 159\u003cbr\u003e David Joselit\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 BIENNIALS 169\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn Defense of Biennials 171\u003cbr\u003e Massimiliano Gioni\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCurating in Heterogeneous Worlds 178\u003cbr\u003e Geeta Kapur\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiennial Culture and the Aesthetics of Experience 192\u003cbr\u003e Caroline A. Jones\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 PARTICIPATION 202\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eParticipation 204\u003cbr\u003e Liam Gillick and Maria Lind\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Ripple Effect: “Participation” as an Expanded Field 214\u003cbr\u003e Johanna Burton\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublicity and Complicity in Contemporary Art 224\u003cbr\u003e Sofía Hernández Chong Cuy\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 ACTIVISM 232\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivism 234\u003cbr\u003e Andrea Giunta\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKnit Dissent 245\u003cbr\u003e Julia Bryan-Wilson\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLight from a Distant Star: A Meditation on Art, Agency, and Politics 254\u003cbr\u003e Raqs Media Collective\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 AGENCY 265\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eParticipation in Art: 10 Theses 267\u003cbr\u003e Juliane Rebentisch\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFusions of Powers: Four Models of Agency in the Field of Contemporary Art, Ranked Unapologetically in\u003cbr\u003e Order of Preference 277\u003cbr\u003e Tirdad Zolghadr\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLife Full of Holes: Contemporary Art and Bare Life 287\u003cbr\u003e T. J. Demos\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 THE RISE OF FUNDAMENTALISM 298\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMonotheism à la Mode 300\u003cbr\u003e Sven Lütticken\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFreedom’s Just Another Word 311\u003cbr\u003e Terri Weissman\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn the Frontline: The Politics of Terrorism in Contemporary Pakistani Art 322\u003cbr\u003e Atteqa Ali\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 JUDGMENT 331\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJudgment’s Troubled Objects 333\u003cbr\u003e João Ribas\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Producer’s Journal, or Judgment A Go-Go 346\u003cbr\u003e Frank Smigiel\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter Criticism 357\u003cbr\u003e Lane Relyea\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 MARKETS 367\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobalization and Commercialization of the Art Market 369\u003cbr\u003e Olav Velthuis\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThree Perspectives on the Market 379\u003cbr\u003e Mihai Pop, Sylvia Kouvali, and Andrea Rosen\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUntitled 388\u003cbr\u003e Ayreen Anastas and Rene Gabri\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 ART SCHOOLS AND THE ACADEMY 406\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLifelong Learning 408\u003cbr\u003e Katy Siegel\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArt without Institutions 420\u003cbr\u003e Anton Vidokle\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWill the Academy Become a Monster? 429\u003cbr\u003e Pi Li\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 SCHOLARSHIP 436\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOur Literal Speed 438\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOur Literal Speed\u003cbr\u003e Globalization, Art History, and the Specter of Difference 447\u003cbr\u003e Chika Okeke-Agulu\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Academic Condition of Contemporary Art 457\u003cbr\u003e Carrie Lambert-Beatty\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex 467\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408392954199,"sku":"9781444338607","price":82.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781444338607.jpg?v=1730502736","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/contemporary-art-9781444338607","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}