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Sculpture Now Anna Moszynska Anna Moszynska was the founder of the MA in Contemporary Art at Sotheby’s Institute of Art in London, where she now acts as a consultant. Her other books include Abstract Art (also in the World of Art series) and Antony Gormley Drawing.
215 illustrations, 209 in colour 21.0 x 15.0cm 232pp paperback ISBN 978 0 500 204177 February
£9.95 30 Art
A lucid, broad and completely up-to-date account of global contemporary sculpture written by a leading art historian Sculpture Now surveys the dynamic developments in sculptural practice worldwide since the mid-1990s, outlining major trends and identifying the groundbreaking artists who are forging new paths and setting the contemporary agenda. Anna Moszynska’s text is organized around seven key themes, from the use of the body in sculpture and the appropriation of everyday materials to the importance of nature and ecology to today’s artists, the relationship with design and other disciplines, and the enormous impact of installation in the twenty-first century. Established artists such as Jeff Koons, Ai Weiwei, Damien Hirst, Gabriel Orozco, Isa Genzken, Mirosław Bałka and Doris Salcedo are featured alongside an international cross-section of the most promising new talent, including Sopheap Pich, Anselm Reyle, Karla Black, Sarah Sze and Thomas Houseago. With over 200 colour illustrations displaying a huge range of sculptural work, Sculpture Now offers the essential account of one of the most exciting and experimental forms in contemporary artistic practice.