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 | | Critical Condition: American Culture at the Crossroads (Contemporary Artists and their Critics) by Eleanor Heartney, Donald Kuspit (Editor) ISBN-10: 0521552966 ISBN-10: 0-521-55296-6 ISBN-13: 9780521552967 ISBN-13: 978-0-521-55296-7 Hardcover 1997-02-13 Cambridge University Press Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description In Critical Condition, Eleanor Heartney examines the art world from 1985 to 1994, a tumultuous period that ushered in the art boom and bust, the emergence (and in some cases disappearance) of developments like Appropriation, Neo-Geo, and multiculturalism, and the ongoing attack on art by the religious right and political conservatives. Chronicling events that took place during this decade, with a particular focus on public art, Heartney also examines the mechanisms of the gallery and media system, especially as they relate to the practice of art criticism; as well as the complexities of the debate on art and pornography. Written during a pivotal period of contemporary art, Heartney's essay provides a picture of a culture in a crisis of values which has yet to be resolved. | ||