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Review: The Contemporary Art (Hardcover)

This book deals with the 200 most frequently exhibited artists of the last 40 years. We learn in general terms, identify where the respective focal points of artistic creativity of individual artists and how they differentiate themselves from other artists. From each of the artists at least a work is shown, in order to get a visual idea of what distinguishes him.

Francis Bacon, Joseph Beuys, Christo & Jeanne-Claude, Keith Haring, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Rauschenberg and Andy Warhol, everyone knows that deals a little with art. These artists are admirably described and you have my opinion also chosen the right works to the specifics of their to bring art to the point.

fascinating I find the sculptures of Louise Bourgeois. This artist is one of the most important artists of our time. Explains her work will not last the spider (1997). Interesting here are the psycho-analytical interpretation patterns. One, I think, quite wonderful artist also remember Richard Deacon, whose work on individual parts of the human body. Jasper Johns Art to express artistically impressed me perhaps because his work is very impersonal. Here I find the following interpretation revealing: "If his work appears impersonal, then lifts it out another contradiction: that it simply by Images and a complete withdrawal from humanism again in connection to the people does. "

Some artists are in their work difficult to understand. You can approach their art only if you approach completely at ease on it and they initially Only visible and have been found wanting. too soon judging a deeper insight.

prevented at the last pages are explained succinctly individual art forms, such as the minimalist and video art and there are concepts, such as "high and low art" explained.

A successful book.

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Contemporary Art: © 2010 Self Portrait Suspenders V Belser Verlag, 2004 C-print 136x163; DACS 2009 125, Installation: Tate Modern, 2002-2003, Photo: John Riddy, m . Gen.v. Tate publishing

© 2010 belser; Max Ernst, Untitled (the boa), c. 1920, collage, gouache and pencil 23.4 x17, 7 cm, private collection