The twenty first century art book / authors, Jonathan Griffin, Paul Harper, David Trigg and Eliza Williams.
By: Griffin, Jonathan
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BookPublisher: London : New York, NY : Phaidon Press Limited ; Phaidon Press, Inc., 2014Copyright date: ©2014Description: 304 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780714867397 (hardback); 071486739X (hardback).Other title: 21st century art book.Subject(s): Art, Modern -- 21st century -- Dictionaries | Artists -- DictionariesDDC classification: 709.05 GRI-T Summary: A complement to the landmark The Art Book, The 21st-Century Art Book is an accessible guide to best contemporary art made since 2000. Showcasing over 280 artists in alphabetical order, it place established figures like Jeff Wall, Marlene Dumas and Maurizio Cattelan alongside the rising stars of the next generation such as Camille Henrot and Haroon Mirza. International in outlook, it draws together artists from every continent and documents the unprecedented variety of approaches and mediums used by today's artists - from oil paintings and bronze sculptures to video installations and performance. Each artist is represented by a full-page colour plate and an illuminating text that both explains the work and introduces its creator. Easy to use, with an international directory of biennials and art fairs where the reader can encounter the art face to face.
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| 709.04 COT-M Modern art : a very short introduction | 709.04 STA-C Concepts of modern art: | 709.04054 COO-I Introduction of Indian art | 709.05 GRI-T The twenty first century art book / | 709.2 HOV-M Making the mummies dance : | 709.2 MUK-C Chitrakar: | 709.2 MUK-C Indian visual art: |
A complement to the landmark The Art Book, The 21st-Century Art Book is an accessible guide to best contemporary art made since 2000. Showcasing over 280 artists in alphabetical order, it place established figures like Jeff Wall, Marlene Dumas and Maurizio Cattelan alongside the rising stars of the next generation such as Camille Henrot and Haroon Mirza. International in outlook, it draws together artists from every continent and documents the unprecedented variety of approaches and mediums used by today's artists - from oil paintings and bronze sculptures to video installations and performance. Each artist is represented by a full-page colour plate and an illuminating text that both explains the work and introduces its creator. Easy to use, with an international directory of biennials and art fairs where the reader can encounter the art face to face.
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