Who's Afraid of Contemporary Art?
Author:   Kyung An ,  Jessica Cerasi
Publisher:   Thames & Hudson Ltd
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9780500292747


Pages:   136
Publication Date:   09 February 2017
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Kyung An ,  Jessica Cerasi
Publisher:   Thames & Hudson Ltd
Imprint:   Thames & Hudson Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 14.80cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 19.60cm
Weight:   0.400kg
ISBN:  

9780500292747


ISBN 10:   0500292744
Pages:   136
Publication Date:   09 February 2017
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Uncertain   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Who’s Afraid of Contemporary Art? • 2. Art, What For?: What’s it all about? • 3. Bringing You up To Speed: How did we get here? • 4. Contemporary: What makes it so contemporary? • 5. Dream Academy: How do art students become artists? • 6. Emperor’s New Clothes: What makes it art? • 7. Flashmobs: What’s next in the art calendar? • 8. Geeks and Techies: When did it all get so technical? • 9. Histories: Whose story is the story of art?

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'Thoroughly readable' - Mr Porter 'A well-rounded evaluation of the international art world, encouraging us not to be afraid to experience something extraordinary' - Aesthetica 'Good prep for arty parties' - The Lady 'Informative and entertaining' - The Artist


'Informative and entertaining' - The Artist 'Good prep for arty parties' - The Lady 'A well-rounded evaluation of the international art world, encouraging us not to be afraid to experience something extraordinary' - Aesthetica 'Thoroughly readable' - Mr Porter


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Kyung An is an Assistant Curator at the Guggenheim Museum, New York. She has a PhD in art history from the Courtauld Institute of Art, London. Jessica Cerasi is Exhibitions Manager at Carroll / Fletcher; she was Assistant Curator of the 20th Biennale of Sydney in 2016 and previously Curatorial Assistant at the Hayward Gallery, London.

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