In the making : creative options for contemporary art /
Publication details: New York : D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, ©2003.Edition: 1st edDescription: 415 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cmISBN:- 1891024590
- 9781891024597
- Making contemporary art : how today's artists think and work
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Book | Whitecliffe Library General Shelves | General | N 6512 WEI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0007782 | ||
Book Limited Loan | Whitecliffe Library General Shelves | General | N 6512 WEI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0006235 |
Published in the UK under the title: Making contemporary art: how today's artists think and work.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 402-412).
Scoping an audience -- Choosing a constituency -- Communicating with the audience -- Relating to the audience -- Sourcing inspiration -- Internal sources of inspiration -- External sources of inspiration -- External and internal sources of inspiration -- Crafting an artistic "self" -- Expressing an artistic attitude -- Choosing a mission -- Measuring success.
This is a compelling read and the ideal launchpad for anyone wanting to understand all the essential, but sometimes elusive aspects of art-making in the 21st century. Includes work by: Reverend Ethan Acres, Xu Bing, Wenda Gu, Kim Jones, Isaac Julien, William Kentridge, Alix Lambert, Julien LaVerdiere, Marcia Lyons, Daniel Joseph Martinez, Mariko Mori, Shirin Neshat, Tony Oursler, Pipilotti Rist, Michal Rovner, Skip Schuckmann, Lorna Simpson, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Thomas Kinkade, Isaac Julien, Skip Schuckmann, Michal Rovner, Matthew Ritchie, Eve Andree Laramée, Charles Ray, Will Schade, Arnaldo Morales, Gillian Wearing, Jan Harrison, Scott Grieger, Chris Ofili, Hubert Duprat, Thomas Joshua Cooper, Nan Goldin, Vanessa Beecroft, Yukinori Yanagi, Marco Maggi, Victoria Vesna, Gregory Green, China Adams, Betsy Damon, Michelle Lopez, Matthew Barney.