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A plain speaking, jargon-free account of contemporary art that
identifies key themes and approaches, providing the reader with a
clear understanding of the contexts in which art is being made
today. Since the 1960s contemporary art has overturned the accepted
historical categorizations of what constitutes art, who creates it,
and how it is represented and validated. This guide brings the
subject right up-to-date, exploring the notion of
‘contemporary’ and what it means in the present as well as how
it came about. Curator and writer Natalie Rudd explains the many
aspects of contemporary art, from its backstory to today, including
different approaches, media and recurring themes. Each chapter
addresses a core question, explored via an accessible narrative and
supported by an analysis of six relevant works. Rudd also looks at
the role of the art market and its structures, including art fairs
and biennales and how these have developed since the millennium;
the expanded role of the contemporary artist as personality; how
artists are untangling historical and contemporary narratives to
expose inequalities; the ethics of making; and the potential for
art to improve the world and effect political change. A
‘toolkit’ section offers advice on how to interpret
contemporary art and where to access it. Offering a more
multi-narrative and international perspective, this guide discusses
what motivates artists as they try to make sense of the world, and
their place within it.
Self-portraiture shows no sign of losing its ability to capture the
public imagination. Given our current proclivity to snap and share
'selfies' in seconds, it is unsurprising to find a renewed interest
in the genre among general audiences and students. Self-portraits
have the power to illuminate a range of universal concerns, from
identity, purpose and authenticity, to frailty, futility and
mortality. In this volume, curator Natalie Rudd expertly casts
fresh light on the self-portrait and its international appeal,
exploring the historical contexts within which self-portraits have
proliferated and considering the meanings they hold today. With
commentaries on works by artists ranging from Jan van Eyck and
Artemisia Gentileschi to Francisco Goya, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo
and Jenny Saville, the book explores the emotive and expressive
potential of self-portraiture, and its capacities to distance or to
demystify. Can self-portraits offer windows into artistic process?
Is there ever a singular identity to be captured? Is it necessary
for a self-portrait to depict the human form? In her vibrant and
timely discussion, Rudd dissects these and other important
questions, revealing the shifting faces of individuality and
selfhood in an age where we are interrogating notions of personal
identity more than ever before. With 97 illustrations in colour
This volume forms part of Tate Publishing's Modern Artists
monographs. In a career spanning five decades, Peter Blake has
established himself as one of the most influential and original
artists working in Britain. Coming to prominence in the late 1950s
and 60s his deployment of popular culture icons and consumer goods
in his work earned him the title of 'father of pop'. His continued
engagement with the technique of collage gave rise to one of the
most iconic images of the 1960s, the cover he designed for The
Beatles' @Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'. Preferring to work
outside of art world trends, Blake has instinctively drawn from his
own life experience to produce work that unabashedly celebrates
sentimental themes such as love, magic and nostalgia.
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