Overview
What is art? Must it be a unique, saleable luxury item? Can it be a concept that never takes material form? Or an idea for a work that can be repeated endlessly? Conceptual art favours a vivid engagement with such questions. It can take many forms: photographs, videos, posters, billboards, charts, plans and, in particular, language itself. Tony Godfrey has written the first ever clear, extensive, concise and informative account of this fascinating phenomenon.
Full Product Details
Author: Tony Godfrey
Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd
Imprint: Phaidon Press Ltd
Dimensions:
Width: 16.00cm
, Height: 2.70cm
, Length: 22.00cm
Weight: 0.890kg
ISBN: 9780714833880
ISBN 10: 0714833886
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 27 November 1997
Audience:
College/higher education
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General/trade
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A / AS level
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
'authoritative' Christie's Books, Summer 2002 US quotes 'more than just a compilation of sources, documents, and images - Osborne offers an original, challenging, reinterpretation of Conceptual Art - a solid contribution to the burgeoning re-examination of Conceptual Art.' Barry Schwabsky, BookForum, Winter 2002
'Tony Godfrey's book is the intelligent, well argued, comprehensive and beautifully presented survey of Conceptual art we have been waiting on for years. It is both accessible and easily readable while at the same time conceding little intellectual high ground. This is an exquisitely designed paperback which both looks and feels the business. Buy it, steal it, or get your local library to buy it. This is that rare thing - an indispensable classic that is a must for anyone interested in understanding the roots of contemporary art.' (Contemporary Visual Arts) 'Art & Ideas has broken new ground in making accessible authoritative views on periods, movements and concepts in art. As a series it represents a real advance in publishing.' (Sir Nicholas Serota, Director, Tate London) 'The format is wonderful and offers what had long been missing in academic studies: usable manuals for specific themes or periods...I am definitely not alone in welcoming Art & Ideas as a precious set of teaching tools.' (Joachim Pissarro, Yale University) 'Authoritative'(Christie's Books) 'More than just a compilation of sources, documents, and images ... Osborne offers an original, challenging, reinterpretation of Conceptual Art ... a solid contribution to the burgeoning re-examination of Conceptual Art.' (Barry Schwabsky, BookForum)
Author Information
Tony Godfrey is Programme Director of the MA in Contemporary Art at Sotheby's Institute, London. His books include New Image Painting in the 1980s and Drawing Today.
