History of Contemporary World Art

Author: Wang Shouzhi
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Publish Date: 2002-09-01
Features: This work introduces the trajectory of contemporary world art from the 1960s to the present in a relatively accessible manner, aiming to explain some art movements professionally, including Pop Art, contemporary abstract painting, Neo-Expressionism, postmodernism, etc. It also provides an introduction to the current state of regional contemporary art, such as New York, areas outside New York in the United States, the Caribbean region, Latin America, Africa, and Asia, enabling readers to gain a relatively accurate understanding of contemporary art from both vertical and horizontal perspectives. The primary reference materials for writing this book are exhibition catalogs from major museums and galleries in the United States over the past 30 years, as well as some professional works. It must be mentioned that Edward Lucie-Smith's Art Today is one of the key references. This book, published by Phaidon Press, can be considered the most comprehensive discussion on the development of contemporary art to date, and the writing structure of this book has been greatly influenced by this treatise.