{"product_id":"the-changing-boundaries-and-nature-richard-kalina-9781350238350","title":"The Changing Boundaries and Nature of the Modern Art World: The Art Object and the Object of Art","description":"\u003cp\u003eConcentrating on the shifting boundaries and definition of art, Richard Kalina offers a panoramic view of the contemporary art scene over the last 30 years. His focus is on the ongoing development of concepts, the transformation of art worlds and the social matrices in which they are created. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDiscussing painting in general and abstract painting in particular, his survey takes in photorealism, sculpture and art forms found outside of the modernist tradition. Kalina's group of artists includes Mel Bochner, Joan Mitchell, Cy Twombly, Franz West, and Alma Thomas who, in their ongoing projects, explicitly or implicitly questioned the aesthetic assumptions of their times. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMerging an examination of animating philosophies and context - political, social, and personal - with a sharply focused look at the works of art themselves, Kalina brings us closer to understanding the social matrices in which art is embedded and responds to bigger questions about the object nature of the work of art in today's world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Kalina\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 135023835X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350238350\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/29\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.51d","brand":"Richard Kalina","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44071401226495,"sku":"9781350238350","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_831921b3-28c4-474c-91bb-58940ad76350.jpg?v=1685435878","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-changing-boundaries-and-nature-richard-kalina-9781350238350","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}