Moving Targets
A User's Guide to British Art Now
Published on 1. January 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-1-85437-223-9 (ISBN)
Description
Who exactly are the key players? Where are the most exciting venues? Which are the best magazines and the unmissable events? For anyone interested in contemporary art, or feeling they ought to be, here is a guide to the way in. The author presents a gazetteer of artists, experts, collectors, organizations, galleries, spaces, events and publications. Her introduction examines the vitality of current British contemporary art and the controversy it arouses, highlighting areas of personal interest.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
60 b&w illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 153 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85437-223-9 (9781854372239)
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Louisa Buck
Moving Targets 2: A User's Guide to B
Book
09/2000
Tate Publishing
€36.08
Article is exhausted; no reprint
Content
The makers, faces, contenders (38 artists): residing forces; current contenders; rising stars. The players: the guardians of the flame; the dealers; patrons and presences; the defenders; the operators; the commentators. Read all about it: the publishers (specialist publishers); the publications - UK; the publications - international. The organizations: funders and facilitators; out there - public/site specific promoters; the seedbed - art schools. The places: London - museum and public spaces; public exhibition spaces; commercial galleries; alternative venues/artist run spaces; rest of England; Scotland; Wales; Northern Ireland; sculpture parks. The events: prizes; international showcases; art fairs; home events.