Art Now (Paperback)

by Uta Grosenick (Author), Burkhard Riemschneider (Editor) "Three years after the publication of ART AT THE TURN OF THE MILLENNIUM, we present ART NOW, a new book focusing on young artists at..." (more)
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Product Description
This volume offers updated biographical information on 150 influential artists. It includes a section produced in collaboration with The Art Newspaper which lists museums, restaurants and hotels, and even gives the scoop on how much one can expect to pay for a Damien hurst or a Sharon Lockhart.

Product Details

• Paperback: 640 pages
• Publisher: Taschen (September 30, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 382281444X
• ISBN-13: 978-3822814444
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.8 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #307,747 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Keep Pace with the Changing Art Scene, March 1, 2006

By	Grady Harp (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 10 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

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

6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars FANTASTIC ARTISTIC INDEX!!, February 16, 2005

By	MARCIANA READ - See all my reviews

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.