Description
Book SynopsisThe essential handbook for students, arts professionals and other aspiring writers on contemporary art.
Trade Review'An illuminating, engaging and urgent guide to contemporary art-writing. Essential reading for arts students … invaluable for anyone involved in the art world' - Hans Ulrich Obrist, co-Director, Serpentine Gallery
'Williams’s methodology is flawless ... gives insight to the inner workings of very different industries: academia, auction houses and mainstream and professional press' - frieze
'Will become a standard text for anyone studying or interested in critical writing and the very vexed subject of “writing about art”' - Michael Bracewell, critic and novelist
'Fantastic … a must-read for every writer, reader, artist and designer' - Fullscream.com
'Thrillingly clear … beautifully formed ... an incisive manual for clarity of thought. This guide could as easily apply to writing (and indeed thinking on any creative endeavour … Essential!' - Dressing the Air.com
'A thoroughly sensible and accessible guide to writing that could almost be applied to any subject' - ArtBookReview.net
Table of ContentsIntroduction • Section 1. The Job – Why Write about Contemporary Art? • Section 2. The Practice – How to Write about Contemporary Art • Section 3. The Ropes – How to Write Contemporary Art Formats
