Ways of Looking: How to Experience Contemporary Art

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Ways of Looking: How to Experience Contemporary Art
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Ossian Ward
SeriesAn Elephant Book
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:176
Dimensions(mm): Height 225,Width 140
Category/GenreThe arts - general issues
Art and design styles - from c 1960 to now
ISBN/Barcode 9781780671932
ClassificationsDewey:709.05
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Laurence King Publishing
Imprint Laurence King Publishing
Publication Date 8 September 2014
Publication Country United Kingdom

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.

Author Biography

Ossian Ward is Head of Content at the Lisson Gallery. He was previously chief art critic at Time Out London.

Reviews

"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" - Vogue