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Author Timms, Peter, 1948-

Title What's wrong with contemporary art? / Peter Timms
Published Sydney : UNSW Press, 2004

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Description 184 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
regular print
Contents 1. Why new media rule -- 2. The wheels of commerce -- 3. Building a notion -- 4. Cultural traditions and personal desires -- 5. What can art do?
Summary "Making no claim to neutrality, Timms sets out to describe and examine the serious problems he perceives in the way contemporary art is packaged, promoted and received."--BOOK JACKET
Analysis Art
Postmodernism
Aesthetics
Marketing
Museums and galleries
Economic rationalism
Cultural values
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Bibliography: pages [174]-178
Subject Aesthetics.
Marketing.
Art, Modern -- 20th century.
Avant-garde (Aesthetics)
Postmodernism.
Art, Modern -- 21st century -- Themes, motives, etc
Art, Modern -- 21st century.
Genre/Form Art.
LC no. 00002538
ISBN 0868404071 :