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What's Wrong with Contemporary Art?

What's Wrong with Contemporary Art?

by Peter Timms
Paperback
Publication Date: 01/05/2004

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In this provocative book, Peter Timms asks confronting questions. Why is contemporary art so in thrall to spruikers and promoters, and why do their extravagant claims so rarely match the reality? Why does the market have such power, and how does it dictate the sort of art we are allowed to see? Why are art schools, museums and the media apparently so eager to fall in line with commercial expectations?
ISBN:
9780868404073
9780868404073
Category:
Theory of art
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
01-05-2004
Language:
English
Publisher:
NewSouth Publishing
Country of origin:
Australia
Dimensions (mm):
228.6x152.4x12.7mm
Weight:
0.26kg
Peter Timms

Peter Timms was born in Melbourne and worked in museums and art galleries in Victoria and New South Wales until 1988. Since then, he has been a freelance writer, including periods as editor of Art Monthly and art critic for The Age. He has published thirteen books, including What's wrong with contemporary art?, Silliness: A serious history and the novel Asking for Trouble.

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