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Tate: Contemporary Art Decoded

Learn How to Understand and Interpret Contemporary Art


  • Ilex (Octopus)
  • by Jessica Cerasi
How can you tell if that fire extinguisher on the wall is an installation piece, or a safety requirement? How can a Banksy increase in value even as it gets put through a shredder? And couldn''t a five-year-old have done all of this, anyway? Contemporary Art Decoded takes ten key questions about contemporary art and uses them to dissect and explain the contemporary art world. Jessica Cerasi digs deep into the ideas and concepts behind the art, but avoids unnecessary jargon.

ISBN 9781781577455 | E | HB
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Publisher Ilex (Octopus)
ISBN 9781781577455
Author(s) Jessica Cerasi
Publication date August 2021
Edition Hardback
Dimensions 253 x 201 mm
Pages 208
Language(s) Eng. ed.
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How can you tell if that fire extinguisher on the wall is an installation piece, or a safety requirement? How can a Banksy increase in value even as it gets put through a shredder? And couldn''t a five-year-old have done all of this, anyway? Contemporary Art Decoded takes ten key questions about contemporary art and uses them to dissect and explain the contemporary art world. Jessica Cerasi digs deep into the ideas and concepts behind the art, but avoids unnecessary jargon. This book is guaranteed to make your next trip to a gallery a more rewarding experience. Chapters include: - What is contemporary art? - Where did it come from? - Where do you draw the line? - Does it matter who makes it? - Does it have to mean something? - Can anything be art? - What about art for art''s sake? - Has it all been done before? - Does it have to be so serious? - What''s next?