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Publisher
Particular
Pub. Date
2014
Description
How does the stuff we see in art galleries or the middle of roundabouts come to be made and valued? Drawing on his life as an artist, Grayson Perry sets off to explore the boundaries and tensions at the heart of modern art, with many visual aids along the way. From the slippery subject of quality to the problem of rebelling in a world that thrives on rebellion to the tricky question of what can or can't be a work of art, 'Playing to the Gallery' hopes...
Author
Publisher
Abacus
Pub. Date
2005
Description
In 2006 the most avante-garde art movement uses living people as artwork. Many beautiful young men and women long to become a 'canvas' - especially if they can be painted by Bruno Van Tysch. But there is a darker side to this art movement, where the 'artworks' become the subjects of snuff movies.
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Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Pub. Date
2011
Description
'Destination Art' serves as a guide to land and environmental works, sculpture parks and site-specific installations worldwide. Along with photographs, this book features 50 key destinations in substantial detail, and a further 150 sites giving concise descriptions.