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100 Works of Art That Will Define Our Age
Kelly Grovier
£35.00
A daring yet convincing analysis of 100 artworks of our age that seem destined to stand the test of time
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Just as Picasso’s 'Guernica' or Géricault’s 'Raft of the Medusa' survive as powerful cultural documents of their time, there will be works from our own era that will endure for generations to come. But which ones? This bold and engaging book, written by one of the freshest and most exciting voices in cultural criticism, predicts which artists and artworks from the past two decades will come to define our age through their power to question, provoke and inspire.
100 Works of Art That Will Define Our Age is essential and enjoyable reading for all those working with and studying contemporary culture, as well as for the general art-lover keen to find a clear path through the maze of global contemporary art.
Reviews
'As a snapshot of art's preoccupation with spectacle and statement, '100 Works' is a grand definition of the age'
Wallpaper*
'Beautifully illustrated … superior to many list books in its singular and often original voice'
The Art Newspaper
'Audacious … a great introduction for anyone keen to get to grips with the headline-grabbers of the past two decades'
Time Out
'Thumbing through this book is like looking at a who’s who of the art world. Every page is turned with a bang … this book succeeds in its endeavour'
Aesthetica
'A marvellous combination of aesthetic sensibility, poetic imagery, and charming wit … this is at once a major look at contemporary artworks and a personal investigation of the self-image provoked by them … This title is a major addition to the literature of art criticism and philosophy'
Library Journal
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Book Details
Format: PLC (no jacket)
Size: 27.0 x 22.6 cm
Extent: 320 pp
Publication date: 23 September 2013
ISBN: 9780500239070
About the Author
Kelly Grovier is a feature writer for BBC Culture and the author of several acclaimed studies of art, including 100 Works of Art That Will Define Our Age, Art Since 1989 and A New Way of Seeing: The History of Art in 57 Works, all published by Thames & Hudson. His writings have appeared in the Times Literary Supplement, The Independent, the Sunday Times, the Observer, the RA Magazine and Wired magazine. His history of London's Newgate Prison, The Gaol, was a BBC Radio 4 ‘Book of the Week’. He is co-founder of the scholarly journal European Romantic Review.
