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Book Synopsis
Presents thirty countries and more than one hundred contemporary artists.

Trade Review
"Capture[s] the vitality and global tenor of the contemporary art world... Indispensable for artists and art historians alike... Essential." -- A. Verplaetse, Naropa University Choice

Table of Contents
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
General Introduction to the Second Edition (Kristine Stiles)

1. Gestural Abstraction
2. Geometric Abstraction
3. Figuration
4. Material Culture and Everyday Life
5. Art and Technology
6. Installations, Environments, and Sites
7. Process
8. Performance Art
9. Language and Concepts

Notes
Index
The Bibliography may be downloaded at www.ucpress.edu/go/theories.

Theories and Documents of Contemporary Art

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      Publisher: University of California Press
      Publication Date: 25/09/2012
      ISBN13: 9780520257184, 978-0520257184
      ISBN10: 0520257189
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Presents thirty countries and more than one hundred contemporary artists.

      Trade Review
      "Capture[s] the vitality and global tenor of the contemporary art world... Indispensable for artists and art historians alike... Essential." -- A. Verplaetse, Naropa University Choice

      Table of Contents
      Preface to the Second Edition
      Preface to the First Edition
      General Introduction to the Second Edition (Kristine Stiles)

      1. Gestural Abstraction
      2. Geometric Abstraction
      3. Figuration
      4. Material Culture and Everyday Life
      5. Art and Technology
      6. Installations, Environments, and Sites
      7. Process
      8. Performance Art
      9. Language and Concepts

      Notes
      Index
      The Bibliography may be downloaded at www.ucpress.edu/go/theories.

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