Books Forum (16)

our way thru chaos :) 2 Replies

Theory in Contemporary Art: From 1985 to the Present (Paperback) by Simon Leung and Zoya Kocur Conceptual Art (Art & Ideas) (Paperback) by Tony Godfrey useful surveys if you need a bit of hel... Continue

Tagged: theory, contemporary

Started by Alaleh Alamir. Last reply by Alaleh Alamir 22 hours ago.

We-Think

By Charles Leadbeater Profile Books, £12.99 (paperback) Reviewed By James Heartfield The former Financial Times journalist and Department of Trade and Industry advisor Charles Leadbeater turns fu... Continue

Tagged: books, we-think, charles leadbeater, reviews, book reviews

Started by ArtReview magazine 9 Apr

Postmodern Architecture in London

By Pablo Bronstein Koenig Books, £9.95 (paperback) Reviewed By Jennifer Thatcher Few of us would admit to harbouring a soft spot for postmodern architecture, but artist Pablo Bronstein's enthusia... Continue

Tagged: books, pablo bronstein, postmodern architecture in ..., reviews, book reviews

Started by ArtReview magazine 9 Apr

How To Build A Robot Army

By Daniel H. Wilson Bloomsbury, $13.95 (paperback) Reviewed by Mark Rappolt This is one of those pages of the magazine where you're used to reading a reasonably detailed – let’s be generous – ana... Continue

Tagged: daniel h. wilson, books, how to build a robot army, reviews, book reviews

Started by ArtReview magazine 9 Apr

The Intangibilities Of Form

By John Roberts Verso, £16.99 Reviewed by J.J.Charlesworth The cover of last month's ArtReview, by scifi comic artist Ian Gibson, depicting the artist of the future creating her artworks using a ... Continue

Tagged: books, the intangibilities of form, john roberts, reviews, book reviews

Started by ArtReview magazine 9 Apr

Provoking Democracy 1 Reply

By Caroline Levine Blackwell Reviewed by Munira Mirza Provoking Democracy: Why We Need the Arts is a thoughtful and highly readable challenge to the idea that difficult, unpopular art is necessar... Continue

Started by ArtReview magazine. Last reply by David Barrie 6 Apr.

Charles Beaudelaire

The Painter of Modern Life and Other Essays 1863 (curiosités esthétiques + le peintre de la vie moderne) compiling Charles Beaudelaire's art criticism essays. Considered by many to be the father o... Continue

Tagged: criticism

Started by Alaleh Alamir 31 Mar

Artists in China

By Philip Tinari Thames & Hudson Reviewed by Laura Allsop The artworld can be a difficult territory to navigate. Composed of capital cities (London, Paris, Berlin), less-well-known spots (Bas... Continue

Started by ArtReview magazine 19 Mar

Painting Shakespeare 2 Replies

i highly recommend this book to those interested: Painting Shakespeare The Artist as Critic, 1720–1820 Stuart Sillars (( Painting Shakespeare explores the tradition of critical and interpretive p... Continue

Started by Alaleh Alamir. Last reply by Alaleh Alamir 14 Mar.

The $12 Million stuffed shark

By Don Thompson Aurum Reviewed by J.J. Charlesworth Don Thompson is an economist by training, and an entertaining sceptic when it comes to contemporary art. The $12 Million Stuffed Shark, subtitl... Continue

Tagged: damien hirst

Started by ArtReview magazine 11 Mar