| Description |
154 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm |
| 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 |
From painters and photographers to sculptors and performance artists, teh book profiles fifty of the most influential contemporary artists. The book also covers the various artistic movements and radical changes of the second half of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Presented chronologically, each artist is featured in 2 or 4-page spreads that include reproductions of their most important works, biography, key dates in their career, and background on major developments in the art world. Timelines place each artist within the context of contemporary art. |
| Subject |
Artists -- Biography.
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Art, Modern -- 20th century.
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Art, Modern -- 21st century.
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| Added Author |
Weidemann, Christiane, author.
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| Added Title |
Fifty contemporary artists you should know |
| ISBN |
9783791384429 |
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3791384422 |
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