What's Wrong with Contemporary Art? by Peter Timms

by Peter Timms

Making no claim to neutrality, Timms sets out to describe and examine the serious problems he perceives in the way contemporary art is packaged, promoted and received.

Genres: Art, Nonfiction

Paperback

First published May 1, 2004

Reviews

[Tifany · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's always gratifying to come across a book that agrees with you completely, even if it isn't actually sentient. This is a subject I go on and on about at home, usually at the dinner table, and often with supplementary textual support and oversized visual aids. Why are there so many bad buildings? Why are there so many bad books? Why is so much of what's produced in the arts simply negligible--and why is so much that's bad so well reviewed? This book pretty much covers it all. It has also spared me the labor of writing it myself, for which I am more thankful than I can say.

[Diana · Rating 4 out of 5]

"All binary oppositions are ultimately about power."