The Contingent Object of Contemporary Art
$70.86
- Paperback
318 pages
- Release Date
18 February 2005
Summary
An exploration of transformations in the nature of the art object and artistic authorship in the last four decades.In this book, Martha Buskirk addresses the interesting fact that since the early 1960s, almost anything can and has been called art. Among other practices, contemporary artists have employed mass-produced elements, impermanent materials, and appropriated imagery, have incorporated performance and video, and have created works through instructions carried out by others. Furthermor…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262524421 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262524422 |
| Author: | Martha Buskirk |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 318 |
| Release Date: | 18 February 2005 |
| Weight: | 703g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 203mm x 16mm |
| Series: | The MIT Press |
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Critics Review
”[This] highly engaging book presents the ‘greatest hits’ of the sixties through thenineties as well-defined case studies.” Gloria Sutton Rhizome
“Erudite… With notable argumentative clarity and welcome skepticism, Buskirk examines questions of authorship, originality, and the notably ephemeral object through specific examples, ranging from Marcel Duchamp and Robert Rauschenberg to Janine Antoni and Gabriel Orozco.” - Joao Ribas, artnet.com”
About The Author
Martha Buskirk
Martha Buskirk is Associate Professor of Art History and Criticism at Montserrat College of Art.
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