
Ways of Looking
How to Experience Contemporary Art
Ossian Ward(Author)
Laurence King Publishing
Published on 8. September 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-1-78067-193-2 (ISBN)
Description
Art has changed. Familiar styles and movements that characterized art production prior to the twenty-first century have all vanished. Traditional artistic media no longer do what we expect of them.
Ways of Looking provides a six-step programme for understanding contemporary art based on the concept of the tabula rasa - a clean slate and a fresh mind. It transforms a potentially intimidating encounter with cutting-edge art into a dramatic, sensually rewarding and thought-provoking experience.
Ways of Looking provides a six-step programme for understanding contemporary art based on the concept of the tabula rasa - a clean slate and a fresh mind. It transforms a potentially intimidating encounter with cutting-edge art into a dramatic, sensually rewarding and thought-provoking experience.
Reviews / Votes
"An instruction manual for the modern aesthete" - Wallpaper* "This great little book provides signposts for a journey rich in colour and imagination" - World of Interiors "The perfect contemporary gallery companion - clever, practical and (thankfully) free of loaded art-world terminology" - VogueMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Orion Publishing Co
Dimensions
Height: 225 mm
Width: 140 mm
Weight
410 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78067-193-2 (9781780671932)
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Person
Ossian Ward is Head of Content at the Lisson Gallery. He was previously chief art critic at Time Out London.