Contemporary British Art
An Introduction
Price: $120.00
Add to Cart- ISBN: 978-0-415-38973-0
- Binding: Hardback (also available in Paperback)
- Published by: Routledge
- Publication Date: 1st February 2009 (Available for Pre-order)
- Pages: 224
About the Book
Never, according to an article by the art critic Louisa Buck in the Evening Standard magazine last year, has the following quotation from US Museum Director Thomas Hoving, seemed more apt: "Art is sexy! Art is money-sexy! Art is money-sexy-social-climbing-fantastic!"
This book will provide an introduction to British art, in all its money-sexy glory, from the yBas to the present. Grant Pooke’s study explores key themes in British art practice: autobiographical art, the abject, mutability and death, through a discussion of the work of key artists and art movements, including Michael Landy, Lucian Freud, Sam Taylor-Wood, Damien Hirst, Rachel Whiteread and Anthony Gormley. A range of art forms, from painting and sculpture to video and installation art will be addressed.
About the Author(s)
Grant Pooke is a Lecturer in the History and Philosophy of Art at Kent. I met him on a visit to Kent and was very impressed by his keen attitude and desire to write accessible books for students. Grant is the co-author of Teach Yourself Art History (Hodder & Stoughton, 2003) and has contributed an essay on Gilbert & George's Singing Sculpture for the forthcoming Ashgate Press & Henry Moore Institute publication, Sculpture & Psychoanalysis (2005). He is currently working on Art History: The Basics for Rosie. He is a curriculum adviser and authoring consultant for the Open University/BBC Teach&Learn initiative.