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Availability:In StockContributor:Hal FosterSeries:Discussions in Contemporary CultureTheme:Chronological Period/20th Century, Chronological Period/ModernPublish date:9/1/1998Pages:192
Languages:EnglishPublisher:New PressISBN-13:9781565844636ISBN-10:1565844637UPC:9781565844636Book Category:ArtBook Subcategory:Criticism & Theory, MovementsBook Topic:ModernismSize:7.92 x 5.20 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.241Product ID:SC1W43AX0W

A Village Voice Best Book of the Year that examines contemporary cultural politics.


With contributions by:

  • Benjamin H.D. Buchloh
  • James Clifford
  • Douglas Crimp
  • Thomas Crow
  • Virginia Dominguez
  • Michael Feher
  • Michael Fried
  • Dan Graham
  • Alice Jardine
  • Silvia Kolbowski
  • Rosalind Krauss
  • Barbara Kruger
  • Trinh T. Minh-Ha
  • Craig Owens
  • Aimee Rankin
  • Martha Rosler
  • Krzysztof Wodiczko


    • Discussions in Contemporary Culture is an award-winning series co-published with the Dia Center for the Arts in New York City. These volumes offer rich and timely discourses on a broad range of cultural issues and critical theory. The collection covers topics from urban planning to popular culture and literature, and continually attracts a wide and dedicated readership.

    Languages:EnglishPublisher:New PressISBN-13:9781565844636ISBN-10:1565844637UPC:9781565844636Book Category:ArtBook Subcategory:Criticism & Theory, MovementsBook Topic:ModernismSize:7.92 x 5.20 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.241Product ID:SC1W43AX0W
    Hal Foster is Townsend Martin Class of 1917 Professor of Art and Archaeology at Princeton University, where he teaches courses in modernist and contemporary art and theory and directs the graduate proseminar in methodology. He is a faculty member of the School of Architecture and an associate faculty member of the Department of German; he also works with Media and Modernity and European Cultural Studies programs. He is the author of numerous books, including "The Anti-Aesthetic: Essays on Postmodern Culture" and "Recodings: Art, Spectacle, Cultural Politics," both published by The New Press. He is also the editor of two New Press books, "Discussions in Contemporary Culture #1" and "Vision and Visuality: Discussions in Contemporary Culture #2." A member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Foster writes regularly for "October," which he co-edits; "Artforum"; the "London Review of Books"; and "New Left Review."

    Publisher: New Press

    Contributor(s)

    Hal Foster

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