Installation art -  Claire Bishop

a critical history

KORTE INHOUD

'Shows a profound understanding of the subject and originality of approach. Rather than being a bland survey, it is critical and breaks new interpretative ground both of the phenomenon of installation art in general and particular works.' Margaret Iversen, University of Essex

'An essential purchase and recommended reading for courses in contemporary art, and post-war art (I would certainly set it in the courses I teach)... an important contribution to the field.' Michael Newman, Art Institute of Chicago.

What has been loosely termed Installation Art dominates the exhibition programmes of galleries worldwide. However, while it is much discussed it has rarely been clearly defined. In this book author Claire Bishop provides both a history and a full critical examination of installation art, in a survey of the form that is both thorough and accessible. Installation Artprovides, for the first time, a clear account of the rise of this now prevalent strand of contemporary art. While revisiting and, in some cases, re-...
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2005 Uitgever: Tate Publishing 144 paginas Taal: Engels Grootte:  270x210 ISBN-10: 1854375180 ISBN-13: 9781854375186