- Paperback: 640 pages
- Publisher: Taschen GmbH; Taschen 25th anniversary ed edition (16 Dec 2005)
- Language German
- ISBN-10: 1590050347
- ISBN-13: 978-1590050347
- ASIN: 3822839965
- Product Dimensions: 25.2 x 20.3 x 4.7 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 773,167 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Contemporary art, continued...Unless you regularly trawl the Chelsea galleries, hang out at the Tate Modern, peruse the Pompidou, attend every Biennale, and religiously read Artforum, you could probably use a primer on the art scene in the world today. Fortunately we've created our second "Art Now" volume to keep art fans abreast of the latest trends and hottest names. Featuring over 130 artists in A-Z entries with biographical information and exhibition history as well as images of important recent work - plus a bonus illustrated index of current auction prices - "Art Now II" is the guide to what's happening and who's who in contemporary art.
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Uta Grosenick has worked at the Deichtorhallen in Hamburg and the Bundeskunsthalle in Bonn, and was curator at the Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg. Since 1996, she has been working as freelance editor and organizer of exhibitions. Her publications include TASCHEN's Art at the Turn of the Millennium, Art Now, and Women Artists.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Taschen quality and diversity,
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This review is from: Art Now: v. 2 (Paperback)
After looking online at the latest incarnation of this series (Art Now Vol.3) I decided to purchase this previous edition at a reduced price. Anyone who has had any dealings with Taschen will know what to expect from this product, it is their usual high standard but at the value for money we have come to expect. This is in a sense a catalogue of up and coming artists on a global level so is ideal for anyone looking to see what is happening on the modern art scene. I would imagine that the books editors would describe this as its main purpose but please dont be put off by this as this book is so much more.
I am relatively new to the art world and therefore still finding my feet and testing the artistic waters therefore this book was superb not only for seeing what everyone else is doing but also as inspiration for my own work. Each artist is given four pages which are mainly given over to photos of their work but also include a brief synopsis of their work and ideas, not too much but enough as a taster to lead you on a quest of discovery. Overall an excellent book which I have returned to time and again not only for inspiration but as a lovely book simply to enjoy the pleasure of holding and reading.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
At this price, it is a steal! (25th Century Edition),
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This review is from: Art Now!: v. 2: Der neue Wegweiser zu 81 internationalen zeitgenössischen Künstlern (25th Anniversary Special Edtn) (Hardcover)
I bought a copy of this book for an artist friend a couple of months ago and paid around £25 for it. This is a newer (2008) edition and has literally hundreds of photos and illustrations. A very, very attractive book, like all Taschen offerings, and I would call it a huge bargain. With free shipping (thanks to Amazon Prime) there is no reason why one should not buy a copy right away.
About the book: It is a survey of the contemporary art and gives a nice overall picture of what is happening in the world of photography, painting and architecture. Taschen would not be organised, no not them! The book has everything thrown in and the only order that is followed is the surnames of the artists in alphabetical order. (Follow Taschen and you will be left with a bookshelf displaying Titian (Taschen Basic Art Series) next to The Big Book of Breasts! In short, they are eclectic in everything they do and this makes their publications so very unique. Do expect some "chaos" when you buy this book. The book can be opened at any page and since every section is self-contained, they can be browsed through repeatedly. I am very happy with my purchase and although contemporary art is not my specialty, this book can be an excellent starting point.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A useful survey of art today - but note the different editions!,
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This review is from: Art Now (Taschen 25) (Hardcover)
As is sometime the case with Amazon, they group reviews for different editions of a book together. For the record there are several editions of ART NOW:
"ART NOW 137 Artists at the Rise of the New Millennium", ISBN 382281444X (pub June 2002) This reasonable size book, it measures 25.5cmm x 20cm (10"x8"), 640 pages, and is packed full if images. It covers the work of 137 different artists from the areas of painting, photography, film and video, sculpture, performance art and installation. Each artist is allotted four pages, has a brief introduction of one paragraph (printed in English, German and French), along with a thumb-nail photograph of the artist and a short list of selected exhibitions and bibliography. The pictures fill the pages, sometimes several to a page; in total I estimate there are around 750 illustrations almost entirely in colour. The book concludes with a glossary and brief biographical notes on the authors, plus a section entitled The Art Newspaper which provides art market details and facts about leading art cities in the world. It covers many well known names including Jeff Koons, Damien Hurst, Luc Tuymans, John Currin, Peter Doig, Tracey Emin to mention a few, plus some less familiar, providing a very useful if brief summary of art today "ART NOW Artist at the rise of the new Millennium" ISBN 9783822840931 (pub April 2005) A scaled down version of the above; this is fairly compact book with around 360 pages, it measures 22.5cmm x 18cm (8.75"x7"). It covers the work of just 81 of the artists from the original edition, exactly as they appear there. There are over 500 illustrations almost entirely in colour. The book concludes with a glossary and brief biographical notes on the authors, but there is no "Art Newspaper" "ART NOW VOL 2 137 Artists at the Rise of the New Millennium" ISBN 3822839965 (pub Dec 2005) This edition I have not seen, but I understand that the format is the same as before; however all the artists covered are entirely new, none is repeated from previous issues. It is listed as having 640 pages and as being the same size as the original edition.
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