| Description |
xii, 356 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 20 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- Part I. Rising from recession -- 2. Famous for being famous -- 3. Artist-curators and the 'alternative' scene -- 4. Dumb and dumber? -- Part II. Playing for time -- 5. That's entertainment -- 6. The market and the state -- 7. Saatchi and Sensation -- Part III. Everything you want -- 8. The Britishness of British art -- 9. The decline and fall of art criticism -- 10. The fate of high art lite |
| Summary |
"This book has become the authorative account of the new British art of the 1990s, its legacy in the 21st century, and what it tells us about the fate of high art as a whole in contemporary society. 'High Art Lite' provides a sustained analysis of the phenomenal success of YBA, young British artists obsessed with commerce, mass media and the cult of personality - Damien Hirst, Tracey Emin, Jake and Dinos Chapman, Marcus Harvey and Sarah Lucas, among others. In this fully revised and expanded edition, Julian Stallabrass explores how YBA lost its critical immunity in the new millennium, and looks at the ways in which figures such as Hirst, Emin, Wearing and Landy have altered their work in recent years." -- BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
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Originally published: 1999 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-348) and index |
| Subject |
Art, British -- 20th century -- Themes, motives.
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Art, British -- 20th century.
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Art, British -- 21st century -- Themes, motives.
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Art, Modern -- 20th century -- Great Britain.
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Art, Modern -- 21st century -- Great Britain.
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Young artists -- Great Britain.
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| LC no. |
2006287083 |
| ISBN |
1844670856 |
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9781844670857 |
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