Contemporary art : a very short introduction / Julian Stallabrass.
Series: Very short introductionsPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006Description: [x], 154 pages : illustrations ; 18 cmContent type:- still image
- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0192806467
- 9780192806468
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Book | CGLAS Library | Yellow | 709.05 STA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 08505 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1 A zone of freedom? -- 2 New world order -- 3 Consuming culture -- 4 Uses and prices of art -- 5 The rules of art now -- 6 Contradictions -- References -- Index.
This controversial and witty exploration of the dramatic changes that have taken place since the fall of the Berlin Wall provides a critical look at the reasons for the current art boom and reveals the politics behind the business.