Updated and reorganized to offer the best collection of state-of-the-art readings on the role of critical theory in contemporary art, this second edition of Theory in Contemporary Art since 1985 brings together scholarly essays, artists€ statements, and art reproductions to capture the vibrancy and dissonance that define today€s art scene.
- Incorporates new and updated topics that have become central to art theory and practice over the past decade
- New and updated chapters cover such topics as: international biennials, historicizing of the term €œcontemporary art€Â, aesthetics, art and politics, feminism and pornography, ecology and art, the Middle East and conflict studies, Eastern European art and politics, gender and war, and technology
- Features a thematic reconfiguration of sections and new introductions to make readings user€“friendly
- Extensively illustrated throughout with an expanded color-plate section
- New contributions to this edition include those by Alexander Alberro, Claire Bishop, T.J. Demos, Anthony Downey, Liam Gillick, Marina Gr?ini¦, Mary Kelly, Chantal Mouffe, Beatriz Preciado, Jacques Ranciere, Blake Stimson, and Chin-Tao Wu.
