The Key Issues Concerning Contemporary Art: Philosophy, Politics and Popular Culture in the Context of Contemporary Cultural Practice
- ISBN-10
- 1921775181
- ISBN-13
- 9781921775185
- Category
- Aesthetics, Modern
- Pages
- 259
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010
- Publisher
- UoM Custom Book Centre
- Author
- Gary Willis
Description
This thesis argues that the contemporary artist's objective is the production of new social space and the institution of new cultural knowledge. It does this by drawing an unexpected parallel between the social and political expectations facing the contemporary artist and the deepest philosophic conception of the artist's function. It traces art's historical trajectory from 20th century modernism, post-modernism to post-colonialism, from a broad range of critical, theoretical and curatorial perspectives.
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