Painting Today by Tony Godfrey
This lively,worldwide survey celebratesthescope andsuccessof contemporary painting.
"Painting Today entertainingly explores how contemporary styles have evolved"—The Times
"An impressive sweep through the evolution of current styles... Sixteen clear, well-argued thematic chapters."—Metro
"Tony Godfrey has assembled a colourful array of artists and distilled them into chapters... Like wandering a vast modern art gallery... Inspiring."—Artists and Illustrators
"Erudite and wide-ranging analysis... An excellent introduction to the contemporary corpus."—Modern Painters
"Eye-bogglingly global view of the medium in all styles."—The New York Times
"Impeccably curated and exhaustively annotated... Powerful and eye-dazzling."—National Public Radio
Tony Godfrey is Director of Research at Sotheby's Institute of Art. He has worked at Sotheby's Institute since 1989, and since 2006 he has also been a Professor of Fine Art at Plymouth University. He has published regularly on contemporary art, publishing a book on painting, The New Image: painting in the Eighties in 1986, a book on drawing, Drawing Today in 1990 and a book on Conceptual Art, Conceptual Art in 1998 (also published by Phaidon), and frequently reviewing exhibitions for The Burlington Magazine.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780714868561 |
| ISBN 10 | 0714868566 |
| Title | Painting Today |
| Author | Tony Godfrey |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Phaidon Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2014-10-13 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
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