High art lite : the rise and fall of young British art / Julian Stallabrass.
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TextPublication details: London : Verso, 2006Edition: [Rev. ed]Description: 368 p. : ill. (some col.)ISBN: 1844670856 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Art, British -- 20th centuryDDC classification: 709.4109049 Summary: This book has been called "a withering attack on the avant-garde pretensions of current British art" (Sunday Times). The author discusses such artists as Tracey Emin, Damien Hirst and Tomoko Takahashi. He tries to take a balanced view of each artist, offering praise or criticism where he thinks these are due. There are many illustrations of artists' works.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book has been called "a withering attack on the avant-garde pretensions of current British art" (Sunday Times). The author discusses such artists as Tracey Emin, Damien Hirst and Tomoko Takahashi. He tries to take a balanced view of each artist, offering praise or criticism where he thinks these are due. There are many illustrations of artists' works.
Originally published : Verso, 1999, under title : High art life :British art in the 1990s.
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