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Synopsis
This book is a survey of one of the richest, most controversial and perhaps most thoroughly confusing epochs in the whole history of the visual arts -- the period from 1960 to the mid-1990s. Edward LucieSmith combines a critical eye with a historian's insight into wider trends. His earlier Art Today, a survey of post-war art, became a bestseller. This completely new book reflects the huge changes that have swept across the art world since 1960. Guiding the reader through the complexities of contemporary art, the new book encompasses everything from Arte Povera to Afro-Caribbean art, figurative painting to Feminism, American realism to racial minorities, illustrating and analysing the work of over 500 outstanding contemporary artists. Informative, authoritative and challenging, Art Today is the only book available that provides a clear and comprehensive guide to contemporary world art.