{"product_id":"what-was-contemporary-art-book-richard-meyer-9780262528931","title":"What Was Contemporary Art?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNot only does contemporary art have a history, but all works of art were once contemporary to the artist and culture that produced them.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContemporary art in the early twenty-first century is often discussed as if the very idea of art that is contemporary is new. Yet all works of art were once contemporary. In\u0026gt;\u003ci\u003eWhat Was Contemporary Art?\u003c\/i\u003e Richard Meyer reclaims the contemporary from historical amnesia, and gives the contemporary its own art history. By exploring episodes in the study, exhibition, and reception of early twentieth-century art and visual culture, Meyer retrieves moments in the history of once-current art and redefines the contemporary as a condition of being alive to and alongside other moments, artists, and objects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA generous selection of images, many in color--from works of fine art to museum brochures and magazine covers--support and extend Meyer's narrative. These works were contemporary to their own moment. Now, in Meyer's account, they become contemporary to ours as well.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":50512856744209,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50512860807441,"sku":"CIN0262528932VG","price":16.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0262528932.jpg?v=1751164875","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/what-was-contemporary-art-book-richard-meyer-9780262528931","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}