Understand Contemporary Art: Teach Yourself by Grant Pooke

Understand Contemporary Art: Teach Yourself by Grant Pooke

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Understand Contemporary Art is a comprehensive guide to the art scene - how it has developed, the key personalities, influences and works.

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Understand Contemporary Art: Teach Yourself by Grant Pooke

A straightforward guide to contemporary art Whether you love or loathe it, contemporary art is bound to trigger a reaction. Understand Contemporary Art delves deep into the art scene, exploring different forms including painting, scultpture, installation and video art. The key personalities, galleries and themes are discussed in detail as well as controversial competitions like the Turner Prize. Whether you are studying for a course of just want to be able to develop your own informed opinions on contemporary art, this straightforward guide will give you what you need. The colour plates referred to in this title can be downloaded at library.teachyourself.com

Grant Pooke teaches at the University of Kent where he is a Programme Director of the open entry Art History BA Degree.

Graham Whitham is an Open University Associate Tutor and a former Art History A/AS Level Chief Examiner.

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ISBN 13 9781444111255
ISBN 10 1444111256
Title Understand Contemporary Art: Teach Yourself
Author Grant Pooke
Series Teach Yourself Educational
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher John Murray Press
Year published 2010-07-30
Number of pages 304
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.