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"An excellent book that approaches contemporary art in ways that are relevant to how art is made today, ways that move beyond the old categories of medium and genre to examine a group of issues that motivate and structure much of the content of today's art."--Timothy Van Laar, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and coauthor of Art with a Difference: Looking at Difficult and Unfamiliar Art and Active Sights: Art as Social Interaction

Book Description

Themes of Contemporary Art: Visual Art after 1980 is a unique introduction to several important themes that have recurred in art over the past few decades. Examining visual art from 1980 to the present, it takes an intriguing and accessible approach that motivates students and other readers to think actively about and discuss contemporary art--what it means and how it means what it does. The opening chapter provides a concise overview of the period, analyzing how four key changes (the rise of new media, a growing awareness of diversity, the influence of theory, and interactions with everyday visual culture) have resulted in an art world with dramatically expanded boundaries. Reflecting the paradigm shift from a formalist way of teaching studio art to more varied and open-ended concepts, the remaining six chapters each deal with a key theme--time, place, the body, language, identity, and spirituality. Each chapter features an introduction to the thematic topic; a brief look at historical precedents and influences; a detailed analysis of how contemporary artists have responded to and embodied aspects of the theme in specific works; and an in-depth and fascinating profile of an artist who has extensively explored aspects of the theme in his or her work. Themes of Contemporary Art: Visual Art after 1980 shows how art can be interpreted from several different angles: techniques and materials, historical circumstances, aesthetic qualities, theoretical issues, and an artist's ideas and intentions. Writing in a lucid and engaging style, the authors skillfully reveal the multiple levels of meaning in artworks, drawing connections between contemporary art, art of the past, and everyday existence. The volume is enhanced by 87 illustrations--19 in full color--that demonstrate an immense variety of materials, subjects, and styles. These well-chosen examples will help readers learn to critically describe, interpret, and evaluate contemporary visual art. A bibliography and a timeline that situates contemporary art in the context of major events in world history, art, and popular culture are also included. An ideal core text for courses in contemporary art history, Themes of Contemporary Art: Visual Art after 1980 can also be used as a supplement in modern art, art appreciation, art criticism/theory, and studio art courses.

About the Author

Jean Robertson and Craig McDaniel are both at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.

CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
Themes of Contemporary Art: What, Why, and How
Format of the Book
CHAPTER ONE: THE ART WORLD EXPANDS
Overview of History and Art History: 1980-2008
Old Media Thrive, New Media Make Waves
The Art World Goes Global
Theory Waxes and Wanes
Art Meets Contemporary Culture
Post Studio Art Practice
CHAPTER TWO: TIME
Time and Art History
Representing time
Embodying time
Changing Views of Time
Changing Views of the Past
Exhibits about Time
Exploring the Structure of Time
Fracturing time
Real time
Changing rhythm
Exploring endlessness
Revisiting the Past
Recovering history
Reshuffling the past
Reframing the present
Commemorating the Past
Profile #1: Brian Tolle
Profile #2: Cornelia Parker
CHAPTER THREE: PLACE
Places Have Meanings
Places Have Value
Exhibits about Place
History's Influence
(Most) places exist in space
The work of art exists in a place
Looking at Places
Looking Out For Places
Constructing (and Deconstructing) Artificial Places
Placeless Spaces
What's Public? What's Private?
In-Between Places
Profile #1: Janet Cardiff
Profile #2: Unilever Series at Tate Modern
CHAPTER FOUR: IDENTITY
Identity in Art History
Identity is Communal or Relational
Social and cultural identities
Identity politics
Identity is Constructed
Essentialism
Difference
Identity is Not Fixed
Sexual Identity is Diverse
Hybridity
Reinventing Identities
Profile #1: Jaune Quick-to-See Smith
Profile #2: Shirin Neshat
CHAPTER FIVE: THE BODY
Past Figurative Art
A New Spin on the Body
The body is a battleground
The body is a sign
People are bodies
The Body Beautiful
Different bodies
Body parts
Mortal Bodies
Sexual Bodies
The gaze
Sexual pleasure and desire
Sex and violence
Post-Human Bodies
Profile #1: Renee Cox
Profile #2: Zhang Huan
CHAPTER SIX: LANGUAGE
Words with Art: A History
Art with Words: A History
Recent Theories of Language
Reasons for Using Language
Exhibitions and Publications Concerning Language in Art
Language Makes Meaning
Language Takes Form
Transparency and translucency
Spatiality and physicality
Books made by artists
Art made with books
Wielding the Power of Language
Confronting the Challenge of Translation
Using Text in the Information Age
Profile #1: Ken Aptekar
Profile #2: Nina Katchadourian
CHAPTER SEVEN: SCIENCE
What is Science?
The Scientific Impulse
The Scientific Method
Artists as Amateur Scientists
Artists Adopt Scientific Methods and Materials
Creole Technologies
BioArt
Science and Art: Intertwined Through History
The Ideology of Science
Is Science Running Amok? Activist Art Responds
Recent Exhibits about science and art
The Visual Culture of Science
Scientific imaging and art
Deconstructing the visual culture of science
Scientific displays and archives
Science in popular culture
Classifying Humans in the Genomic Age
Is Nature Natural?
Marveling at the Universe
Profile #1: Patricia Piccinini
Profile #2: Eduardo Kac
CHAPTER EIGHT: SPIRITUALITY
A Short History
A Few Strategies
Manipulating forms, materials, and processes
Manipulating meanings and minds
Finding Faith and Harboring Doubt
Expressing Religious Identities
Facing Death, Doom, and Destruction
Mingling the Sacred and the Secular
Profile #1: Jose Bedia
Profile #2: Bill Viola
Bibliography
Timeline (1980-2008)
Index
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