Hardback, 350 pages, full colour illustrations, W180mm x H230mm
What is 'contemporary art' - a question whose answer changes almost on
a daily basis - is the topic that floods the pages of this 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.
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.
The book has a truly exhaustive and international flavour with artists ranging from Jake & Dinos Chapman, Peter Doig, Tracey Emin through to Olafur Eliasson, Jeff Koons and Yoshimoto Nara.
The book also includes a special section about gallery representation and current market prices, making this an indespensible guide to contemporary art.