Theories and Documents of Contemporary Art: A Sourcebook of Artists' Writings (California Studies...

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	Theories and Documents of Contemporary Art: A Sourcebook of Artists' Writings (California Studies in the ... University of California Press, 1996 - 1003 pages average customer review:based on 12 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Ambitious and interdiscipinary, this long-awaited collaboration is a landmark presentation of the writings of contemporary artists. These influential essays, interviews, and critical and theoretical comments provide bold and fertile insights into the construction of visual knowledge. 111 illustrations.

'I think' the book is great

I 'think' the book is great, i 'say' this because until today i still haven't receive it the book. What i'm so p*** off it is the shipping duration. I've paid a hefty sum to buy some of my books here, but i mean the service (shipping) is so crappy. It's high time Amazon stepped up their service! If any of the management tend to read this, please, please, please, please, please do something about this! Its about a month now but i still haven't received my first (book) order!!!!!!!

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More Would be Less

This book is a good example of where "more would be less." The book is quite long but the quoted material for each artist is well selected and woven into a bigger picture. I have found it interesting to read what many different artists considered important at approximately the same time. If as some have mentioned here the editors had included more material for each individual artists this bigger picture could easily be lost. This book has become an important part of my art library as is.

Worth it

I had to buy this in college and it was torture for homework assignments. However, it is now enjoying a second life as the most useful text I have as an art teacher. (Aside from my art history books of course.)

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great writings

This book has some great writings from both critics and artists. I would recommend this to an artist, especially if you're looking for some direction. Helpful information from some of the best.
Some of the articles are a bit hard to read but I found many of them to be excellent reads.

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