Art Cities of the Future: 21st-Century Avant-Gardes - Hardcover

Kapur, Geeta; Wilson-Goldie, Kaelen; Shier, Reid

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0714865362 ISBN 13: 9780714865362

Publisher: Phaidon Press, 2013

Synopsis

The contemporary art world is increasingly global, with a larger population, wider territory, and greater number of nationalities than ever before. Its prevailing conversation, however, has yet to catch up. Art Cities of the Future: 21st Century Avant-Gardes uncovers twelve distinct avant-gardes that have surfaced in recent decades, exploring their artistic heritage, cultural climate, and contemporary milieu.

The book's format is simple: for each of the twelve cities - Beirut, Bogotá, Cluj, Delhi, Istanbul, Johannesburg, Lagos, San Juan, São Paulo, Seoul, Singapore and Vancouver - a curator selected eight artists to represent the contemporary avant-garde. Though the artists work in a variety of media, including photography, painting, sculpture, installation, video, and performance art, all share two distinct qualities: a commitment to experimental art and a dedication to their local landscape.

Lively, thought-provoking, comprehensive, and packed with more than 500 images, Art Cities of the Future is sure to widen the historical narrative, allowing us to imagine a future of diverse aesthetics and shared concerns in the common language of contemporary art.

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Review:

A whirlwind artistic tour through modern avant-garde cities.―Chicago Tribune

What makes a city a hub for art? Curators, collectors, and dealers have tried for years to predict the cultural capitals of the future - cities that could challenge the dominance of centers like New York, London, and Berlin. Art Cities of the Future claims that Beirut, Bogotá, and the Romanian city of Cluj are among the 12 global cities to watch for exciting contemporary art. . . For now, New York and London can probably rest easy, but the editors at Phaidon have helped flame the debate about where the art world spotlight might shift in years to come.―The New York Times

Here are the 12 cities that will shake up the art world in the 21st century.―Huffington Post

For cutting-edge contemporary art, we'll always have Paris. And London. And New York. But there are many other locales worth visiting for a weekend-long gallery hop. In Art Cities of the Future, curators in a dozen locations. . . spotlight up-and-coming artists who are central to the thriving local art scenes. Seoul just might be the next SoHo.―The Wall Street Journal

About this edition

• Publisher: Phaidon Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0714865362
• ISBN 13: 9780714865362
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 336