Art Cities of the Future: 21st Century Avant-Gardes (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780714865362)

Today the art world is more of a world in every sense, with a larger population, a wider territory and a greater number of nationalities. Its prevailing conversation, however, has yet to catch up. Art Cities of the Future: 21st Century Avant-Gardes uncovers twelve distinct avant-gardes that have emerged around the world in recent decades. Twelve curators each selected eight artists to represent the avant-garde of a specific city. These artists are senior figures or newer faces, artists working in familiar mediums or inventing their own, but they all share two qualities: a commitment to experimental art and a dedication to their local milieu. In dialogue with larger concerns, their unique sensibility can be found nowhere else. Lively, thought-provoking, comprehensive, and packed with more than 500 images, this book widens the expected historical narrative, allowing us to imagine a future of diverse aesthetics and shared concerns in the common language of contemporary art.

Author: Geeta Kapur, Kaelen Wilson-Goldie, Reid Shier
ISBN-10: 0714865362
ISBN-13: 9780714865362
Publisher: Phaidon Press
Language: English
Published: 09/23/2013
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 4.45lbs
Size: 11.90h x 8.90w x 1.20d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 09/30/2013
Library Journal 12/01/2013 pg. 94