High art lite : British art in the 1990s / Julian Stallabrass.
Publication details: London : Verso, 1999.Description: x, 342 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cmISBN:- 9781859847213
- 1859847218
- 9781859843185
- 1859843182
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709.4109049 SAA Young british artists vi: jordan baseman, daniel coombs, claude heath, john isaacs, nina saunders | 709.4109049 SAA Young british artists iii: simon callery, simon english, jenny saville | 709.4109049 SEL Modern Medicine | 709.4109049 STA High art lite : British art in the 1990s / | 709.410905 AMI Sanctuary : Britain's artists and their studios / | 709.410905 BUT Intelligence : new British art 2000 / | 709.410905 CAT Catlin guide 2013: new artists in the uk |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Famous for being famous -- Artist-curators and the 'alternative' scene -- Dumb and dumber? -- That's entertainment -- The market and the state -- Saatchi and Sensation -- The Britishness of British art -- The decline and fall of art criticism -- The future for high art lite.
High Art Lite takes a critical look at British art of the 1990s. It provides an analysis of the British art scene, exploring the reasons for its popularity and examines in detail the work of the leading figures.