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Art Now

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What is 'contemporary art' - a question whose answer changes almost on a daily basis - is the topic that floods the pages of this every fine Taschen Book. Edited by Uta Grosenick this generously illustrated volume is about as democratic as a survey can be. The artists discussed are those before the public today and are presented in the alphabetical listing that precludes lumping them into sub-schools.

So after all 'What is contemporary art?' For the novice or for the art historian this book manages to introduce the names and images of works flooding the galleries and museums today, and give succinct biographies, exhibition histories and bibliographic information along with very well selected image examples. Doubtless every reader will make some new discoveries of artists from odd locales, but the overall result of thumbing through this book is a healthy introduction to what is happening now. Art Now Volume 2 is coming on the market soon - to further enhance or confuse those who need to feel on the moving edge of what is happening in the art world today. It promises to be even better than this volume. Grady Harp, March 06

Big book with beatyfull fullcolor prints.

It`s a good way to know the new names of the artist world, and check the works of this people. But the theories and the concepts about each artist aren't so deep.

This Good book offer a general idea, It's all rigth to had like a artistic index . Anyway, I check a lof of this text and it has been usefull for me.

The book is good overview of what was hot on art. It makes you want to see more art great book to have.