Detailed item info | Synopsis | In this introduction to avant-garde art, author Linda Weintraub discusses the ways in which elements of pop culture, such as synthetic products and non-natural environments, have influenced artists of the 1970s, '80s, and '90s. Thirty-five chapters, each devoted to one artist, introduce the concepts behind famous works. Artists include David Salle, Laurie Simmons, and Barbara Kruger.
| | Size | | Height: | 10.3 in. | | Width: | 7.3 in. | | Thickness: | 0.5 in. | | Weight: | 23.2 oz. |
| | Publisher's Note | In this highly accessible introduction to American art since the 1970s, Linda Weintraub offers a brilliant exploration of some of the most important artists of the past decades, the themes that their work embodies, and the media that have been their primary vehicles. Some of the many provocative themes that Weintraub engages are those of self-eradication in Sophie Calle's work, gender equity in Barbara Kruger's work, and consumerism as expression in Haim Steinbach's work. through her expertise as a curator and educator, she introduces readers to the most challenging pioneers of the contemporary art world.
Recognizing that art at the end of the twentieth century changes too quickly and is too multifaceted and unfamiliar to be automatically understood, Art on the Edge and Over: Searching for Art's Meaning in Contemporary Society explains the intractably avant-garde art of the 1970s, 80s and 90s by searching for art's meaning within the context of popular culture and the common trends that have led to such new forms of expression. This one-of-a-kind resource is composed of 35 easy-to-read, chapter-long essays that each cover a particular deviation from conventional art practices (such as smell as an aesthetic ingredient, shopping as a creative process or blood, pollen, discarded dolls and toxic earth as a medium of expression.) Within each chapter, the theme discussed is illuminated by and elucidates the work of one particular artist (such as Laurie Simmons, Wolfgang Laib, On Kawara, Marina Abramovic, Gilbert and George, David Hammons, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, David Salle, Janine Antoni, Rosemarie Trockel, Andres Serrano, Carolee Schneemann, Barbara Kruger, Vito Acconci, and Mike Kelley). An easy-to-follow guide to the unconventional art of our contemporaries, Art on the Edge and Over is a vital resource for all those interested in art history, studio art, aesthetics, and contemporary society.
| | Industry reviews | For the past three decades, contemporary artists have been dissolving the boundaries of established art by creating works that neither hang on walls nor adorn pedestals. The artists sometimes struggle against concepts of aesthetic value, permanence, and visual sense. Curator and educator Weintraub has researched and/or interviewed 35 prominent radical artists and here explores the common themes, creative processes, diverse media, and purposes in their works. Devoting one essay to each artist, she provides superb preparation to museum and gallery goers who may be confronting these exasperating works for the first time. The clear, highly sensitive essays discuss Andres Serrano's photo of a crucifix submerged in urine; the half ton of dirty clothes Christian Boltanski piled on a museum floor worn by children of the Holocaust; Janine Antoni's mammoth blocks of chocolate and lard, reflecting compulsions; Chuck Close's computer art; and David Hammon's construction forged from urban refuse. Recommended for collections with an interest in contemporary works. Joan Levin, MLS, Chicago
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