A Companion to Contemporary Art in a Global Framework

The book explores how specialists and institutions in the fine arts, curation, cultural studies, and art history have attempted to situate art in a more global framework since the 1980s, offering analyses of the successes and setbacks of these efforts. It asserts that what we talk about as 'art is essentially a Western concept and that any attempts at understanding art in a global framework require a revising of established conceptual definitions. The book is organized into three sections: a review of the history and theory of the visual arts since 1980, a tracing of recent developments in the art world, and an address of key themes in contemporary art. It is essential reading for undergraduate and graduate students, scholars, researchers, and general readers interested in exploring global art beyond the traditional Euro-American context.

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Length: 592 pages
Publication date: 10 November 2023
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Since the 1980s, experts and institutions in the fine arts, curation, cultural studies, and art history have sought to place art in a more global framework. This innovative volume offers analyses of the successes and setbacks of these efforts to globalize the art world, presenting a new and exciting way of considering art in its global contexts. Essays by an international panel of leading scholars and practicing artists assert that what we talk about as 'art is essentially a Western concept, thus any attempts at understanding art in a global framework require a revising of established conceptual definitions.

Organized into three sections, this work first reviews the history and theory of the visual arts since 1980 and introduces readers to the emerging area of scholarship that seeks to place contemporary art in a global framework. The second section traces the progression of recent developments in the art world, focusing on the historical and cultural contexts surrounding efforts to globalize the art world and the visual arts in particular global and transnational frameworks. The final section addresses a wide range of key themes in contemporary art, such as the fundamental institutions and ontologies of art practice, and the interactions among art, politics, and the public sphere.

A Companion to Contemporary Art in a Global Framework is essential reading for undergraduate and graduate students, scholars, researchers, and general readers interested in exploring global art beyond the traditional Euro-American context.

Weight: 1276g
Dimension: 254 x 178 x 40 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781119841784