Themes of contemporary art : visual art after 1980

Themes of contemporary art : visual art after 1980 / Jean Robertson, Craig McDaniel.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Robertson, Jean, 1950-
Other Authors: McDaniel, Craig
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Art, Modern > 20th century > Themes, motives.
Art, Modern > 21st century > Themes, motives.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction. Themes of contemporary art : what, why, and how
  • A brief orientation
  • 1. The art world expands. Overview of history and art history : 1980-2008
  • Old media thrive, new media make waves
  • A spectrum of voices emerges
  • Globalization
  • Theory flexes its muscles
  • Art meets contemporary culture
  • 2. Identity. Identity in art history
  • Identity is communal or relational
  • Identity politics
  • Identity is constructed
  • Post identity
  • Profile: Nancy Burson
  • Profile: Shirin Neshat
  • 3. The body. Past figurative art
  • A new spin on the body
  • The body beautiful
  • Sexual bodies
  • The gaze
  • Mortal bodies
  • Posthuman bodies
  • Profile: Renee Cox
  • Profile: Zhang Huan
  • 4. Time. Time and art history
  • Changing views of time
  • Exploring the structure of time
  • Revisiting the past
  • Commemorating the past
  • Profile: Brian Tolle
  • Profile: Cornelia Parker
  • 5. Place. Places have meanings
  • Places have value
  • History's influence
  • Looking at places
  • Looking out for places
  • Real and simulated places
  • Placeless spaces
  • What's public? What's private?
  • In-between places
  • Profile: Janet Cardiff
  • Profile: Unilever Series at Tate Modern
  • 6. Language. Words with art : a history
  • Art with words : a history
  • Recent theories of language
  • Reasons for using language
  • Language makes meaning
  • Language takes form
  • Wielding the power of language
  • Naming
  • Confronting the challenge of translation
  • Using text in the information age
  • Profile: Nina Katchadourian
  • Profile: Ken Aptekar
  • 7. Science. What is science
  • Artists as amateur scientists
  • Artists adopt scientific tools and materials
  • The ideology of science
  • The visual culture of science
  • Classifying humans in the genomic age
  • Is nature natural?
  • Marveling at the universe
  • Profile: Patricia Piccinini
  • Profile: Eduardo Kac
  • 8. Spirituality. Spirituality and religion
  • A short history
  • A few strategies
  • Finding faith and harboring doubt
  • Expressing religious identities
  • Facing death, doom, and destruction
  • Mingling the sacred and the secular
  • Profile: Jose Bedia
  • Profile: Bill Viola
  • Timeline (1980-2008).

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