Contributions

  • Eastham, Benjamin, author - Contributor

Publication

2016 - Laurence King Publishing, England

Language

English

Word Count

84,000 words, Guess

Page Count

336 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-101780678681
  • ISBN-139781780678689
  • OCLC Control Number957546178
  • Better World Books9781780678689
  • Better World BooksP8-BZX-483
and 1 more

Classifications

  • DDC700.411
  • LCCN6497 .T95 2016
  • LCCN6490 .T95 2016

Description

How to cut through the labyrinthine contemporary art world - from the complex and animated process starting in the mind of an artist to the end in a museum, collector's property, storage space or dump, via workshops, galleries and art fairs? The best way is to follow the only 'witness' to all these developments: the work of art itself. This book follows the 'life' of works by eight major contemporary artists, from Martin Creed's conceptual works and Gregory Crewdson's photographs (requiring crews and production values similar to that of big budget movies) to Marina Abramovic's performances and Barry McGee's motorway sound barrier graffiti (touching upon the ambivalent relationship between street art and the art market).

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Elephant book
  • Elephant book (Series : London, England)

Other Editions

  • My life as a work of artLaurence King Publishing2016

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