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All of a Sudden: Things That Matter in Contemporary Art

4.1/5 ( ratings)

Contemporary art is booming: there are more artists, more collectors,
more venues, more fairs, more museums and definitely more hype then
ever before. What s missing are criteria that define quality. That's what
JÃ¶rg Heiser explores in this wonderful critical book, in which he uses a
sharp summary of contemporary art since Marcel Duchamp to make his
points. When it's good, Heiser claims, art hits where it hurts, striking
at the heart of an ossified status quo . . . Instead of just aiming to shock
and outrage, it shows authority losing its grip. Instead of inflating itself,
it deflates the pompous in the name of art. Praised by critics as
-astonishingly enlightening.

Language: English

Pages: 301

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Sternberg Press

Release: January 20, 2009

ISBN: 1933128399

ISBN 13: 9781933128399

All of a Sudden: Things That Matter in Contemporary Art

4.1/5 ( ratings)

Contemporary art is booming: there are more artists, more collectors,
more venues, more fairs, more museums and definitely more hype then
ever before. What s missing are criteria that define quality. That's what
JÃ¶rg Heiser explores in this wonderful critical book, in which he uses a
sharp summary of contemporary art since Marcel Duchamp to make his
points. When it's good, Heiser claims, art hits where it hurts, striking
at the heart of an ossified status quo . . . Instead of just aiming to shock
and outrage, it shows authority losing its grip. Instead of inflating itself,
it deflates the pompous in the name of art. Praised by critics as
-astonishingly enlightening.

Language: English

Pages: 301

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Sternberg Press

Release: January 20, 2009

ISBN: 1933128399

ISBN 13: 9781933128399

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