Art : key contemporary thinkers / edited by Diarmuid Costello and Jonathan Vickery.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Costello, Diarmuid, editor.

Vickery, Jonathan, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art, Modern--20th century--Philosophy.

Art, Modern.

Art, Modern--21st century--Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England ; New York, New York : Berg, [2007]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The last few decades have witnessed an explosion in ideas and theories on art. Art itself has never been more popular, but much recent thinking remains inaccessible and difficult to use. This book assesses the work of leading thinkers (including artists) who are having a major impact on making, criticizing and interpreting art. Each entry, written by a leading international expert, presents a concise, critical appraisal of a thinker and their contribution to thought about art and its place in the wider cultural context. A guide to the key thinkers who shape today's world of art, this book is a

Contents:

CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; GENERAL INTRODUCTION; Art Theory and Practice; INTRODUCTION; DANIEL BUREN (1938-); DAN GRAHAM (1942-); MIKE KELLEY (1954-); MARY KELLY (1941-); JOSEPH KOSUTH (1945-); BARBARA KRUGER (1945-); ROBERT MORRIS (1931-); ADRIAN PIPER (1948-); ROBERT SMITHSON (1938-1973); JEFF WALL (1946-); Art Theory and History; INTRODUCTION; NICOLAS BOURRIAUD (1965-); BENJAMIN BUCHLOH (1941-); T. J. CLARK (1943-); THIERRY DE DUVE (1944-); JAMES ELKINS (1955-); HAL FOSTER (1955-); MICHAEL FRIED (1939-); CLEMENT GREENBERG (1909-1994); ROSALIND KRAUSS (1940-); W. J. T. MITCHELL (1942-)

LINDA NOCHLIN (1931-)GRISELDA POLLOCK (1949-); Philosophy of Art and Aesthetics; INTRODUCTION; THEODOR ADORNO (1903-1969); J. M. BERNSTEIN (1947-); NOËL CARROLL (1947-); STANLEY CAVELL (1926-); ARTHUR C. DANTO (1924-); GILLES DELEUZE (1925-1995); JACQUES DERRIDA (1930-2004); GEORGE DICKIE (1926-); JEAN-FRANÇOIS LYOTARD (1924-1998); MAURICE MERLEAU-PONTY (1908-1961); ALBRECHT WELLMER (1933-); RICHARD WOLLHEIM (1923-2003); Theory and Philosophy of Culture; INTRODUCTION; ROLAND BARTHES (1915-1980); GEORGES BATAILLE (1897-1961); JEAN BAUDRILLARD (1929-); WALTER BENJAMIN (1892-1940)

PIERRE BOURDIEU (1930-2002)JUDITH BUTLER (1956-); MICHEL FOUCAULT (1926-1984); FREDRIC JAMESON (1934-); MELANIE KLEIN (1882-1960); JULIA KRISTEVA (1941-); NIKLAS LUHMANN (1927-1998); GLOSSARY OF KEY TERMS; CONTRIBUTORS' BIOGRAPHIES

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786613079787

9781283079785

128307978X

9780857851765

0857851764

OCLC:

719377508