| Description |
155 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Note |
Original edition published in 2007. |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
Gerhard Richter -- David Hockney -- Bruce Nauman -- Anselm Kiefer -- Barbara Kruger -- Paul McCarthy -- Jeff Wall -- Marina Abramovic -- Richard Prince -- Jenny Holzer -- Bill Viola -- Mona Hatoum -- Marlene Dumas -- Nan Goldin -- Sophie Calle -- Cindy Sherman -- Anish Kapoor -- Robert Gober -- Mike Kelley -- Andreas Gursky -- Jeff Koons -- William Kentridge -- Shirin Neshat -- Raymond Pettibon -- Ai Weiwei -- Peter Doig -- Maurizio Cattelan -- Neo Rauch -- Tracey Moffatt -- Takashi Murakami -- Gabriel Orozco -- Pipilotti Rist -- Rachel Whiteread -- Tracey Emin -- Damien Hirst -- Zhang Huan -- Elizabeth Peyton -- Jake & Dinos Chapman -- Olafur Eliasson -- Matthew Barney -- Sam Taylor-Wood -- Mariko Mori -- Tal R -- Wolfgang Tillmans -- Chris Ofili -- Doug Aitken -- Gregor Schneider -- Kara Walker -- Jonathan Meese -- Anselm Reyle. |
| Summary |
This survey of great contemporary artists is the perfect introduction to the exciting world of art today. Artists working after World War II faced a confounding array of challenges, as stylistic barriers were broken, technology advanced, and issues of sexuality and race came to the forefront. |
| Subject |
Artists -- Biography.
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Art, Modern -- 20th century.
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Art, Modern -- 21st century.
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Art, Modern. (OCoLC)fst00816615
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Artists. (OCoLC)fst00817559
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| Chronological Term |
1900-2099
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Weidemann, Christiane, author.
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| Added Title |
Fifty contemporary artists you should know |
| ISBN |
9783791384429 (paperback) |
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3791384422 (paperback) |
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