Teach Yourself

Preface Acknowledgements Personal introduction 1 minute summary 5 minute summary 10 minute summary 01 Introduction: contemporary art and aesthetics - theories of art making What is contemporary art? Things to remember Suggestions for further reading 02 the pre-history of contemporary art Section 1 Defining terms Section 2 The neo-avant-garde Section 3 Reading contemporary art Things to remember Suggestions for further reading 03 contexts for contemporary art Section 1 The march of history Section 2 Money makes the art go round Section 3 Reality isn't what it used to be Things to remember Suggestions for further reading 04 forms of contemporary art Introduction Things to remember Section 1 Painting, mixed media and sculpture Painting and mixed media Sculpture Section 2 Photography Things to remember Section 3 Film, video and digital media Film and video Digital media Things to remember Section 4 Performance Things to remember Section 5 Installation Things to remember Section 6 Land and environment art Things to remember 05 themes and issues in contemporary art Introduction Things to remember Section 1 Gender, sex and abjection Gender and sex Abjection Things to remember Suggestions for further reading Section 2 Politics, difference and the global Politics Difference and the global Section 3 Popular culture, the media, celebrity and consumerism Popular culture and the media Celebrity and consumerism Things to remember Suggestions for further reading 06 displaying and buying contemporary art Section 1 Contemporary art and the market - buying art Art schools, institutes and colleges Buying online Section 2 Displaying contemporary art Contemporary patronage - museums and big business Where to see contemporary art Contemporary art fairs Section 3 Honouring contemporary art Contemporary art awards Things to remember More information on buying art Suggestions for further reading Taking things further Where to see contemporary art: museums and galleries Finding out more about contemporary art: magazines and journals Find out more about contemporary art: websites Finding out more about contemporary artists: books References