{"product_id":"the-story-of-contemporary-art-9780262044103","title":"The Story of Contemporary Art","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn instant classic--a lively new introduction to contemporary art that stretches from Andy Warhol's Brillo boxes to Marina Abramovic's performance art to today's biennale circuit and million-dollar auctions.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEncountering a work of contemporary art, a viewer might ask, \"What does it mean?\" \"Is it really art?\" and \"Why does it cost so much?\" These are not the questions that E. H. Gombrich set out to answer in his magisterial \u003ci\u003eThe Story of Art\u003c\/i\u003e. Contemporary art seems totally unlike what came before it, departing from the road map supplied by Raphael, Dürer, Rembrandt, and other European masters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Story of Contemporary Art\u003c\/i\u003e, Tony Godfrey picks up where Gombrich left off, offering a lively introduction to contemporary art that stretches from Andy Warhol's Brillo boxes to Marina Abramovic's performance art to today's biennale circuit and million-dollar auctions. Godfrey, a curator and writer on contemporary art, chronicles important developments in pop art, minimalism, conceptualism, installation art, performance art, and beyond.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTony Godfrey is the author of \u003ci\u003eConceptual Painting\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePainting Today\u003c\/i\u003e and has contributed to \u003ci\u003eArt in America\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eBurlington Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and numerous exhibition catalogs. Formerly Programme Director of the MA in Contemporary Art at Sotheby's Institute in London, he is a curator based in Manila.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50649357418770,"sku":"9780262044103","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0147bb22-b79a-4b2c-b650-176004c55344.jpg?v=1733261570","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-story-of-contemporary-art-9780262044103","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}