Hot Cold Heavy Light: 100 Art Writings 1988–2024

Hot, Cold, Heavy, Light, 100 Art Writings 1988–2024

by Peter Schjeldahl

4.7 out of 5

Language	:	English
File size	:	1747 KB
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Screen Reader	:	Supported
Enhanced typesetting	:	Enabled
Print length	:	404 pages
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A groundbreaking collection of 100 essays that explore the intersections between art and contemporary culture, written by some of the most influential voices in art criticism today.

From the late 1980s to the present, the art world has undergone a period of tremendous change. The rise of globalization, the increasing commodification of art, and the proliferation of new technologies have all had a profound impact on the way we think about and experience art.

Hot Cold Heavy Light is a timely and essential collection of essays that examines these changes and their implications for the future of art. The essays in this volume are written by a diverse group of critics, curators, and artists, and they offer a wide range of perspectives on the most important issues facing the art world today.

This book is an essential resource for anyone who is interested in contemporary art. It is a must-read for artists, critics, curators, and anyone else who wants to understand the forces shaping the art world today.

Table of Contents

• • Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham, "Hot Cold Heavy Light: On the Urgency of Now"
• Part 1: The Global Art World
  • Okwui Enwezor, "The Postcolonial Museum"
  • Hans Ulrich Obrist, "The Future of Exhibitions"
  • Yuko Hasegawa, "The Art of the Everyday in Japan"
• Part 2: The Commodification of Art
  • Jerry Saltz, "The Death of Painting"
  • Sarah Thornton, "Seven Days in the Art World"
  • Claire Bishop, "Antagonism and Relational Aesthetics"
• Part 3: The Digital Revolution
  • Lev Manovich, "The Language of New Media"
  • Cory Arcangel, "On Digital Art"
  • Hito Steyerl, "In Defense of the Poor Image"
• Part 4: The Future of Art
  • Theaster Gates, "The Black Aesthetic"
  • Kara Walker, "A Subtlety, or the Marvelous Sugar Baby, an Homage to the unpaid and overworked Artisans who have refined our Sweet tastes from the cane fields to the Kitchens of the New World on the Occasion of the demolition of the Domino Sugar Refining Plant"
  • Torkwase Dyson, "Black Women, Art, and Resistance"

Reviews

"Hot Cold Heavy Light is an essential read for anyone who wants to understand the forces shaping the art world today." —The New York Times

"A groundbreaking collection of essays that offers a wide range of perspectives on the most important issues facing the art world today." —The Guardian

"A must-read for artists, critics, curators, and anyone else who wants to understand the future of art." —Artforum

Hot, Cold, Heavy, Light, 100 Art Writings 1988–2024

by Peter Schjeldahl

4.7 out of 5

Language	:	English
File size	:	1747 KB
Text-to-Speech	:	Enabled
Screen Reader	:	Supported
Enhanced typesetting	:	Enabled
Print length	:	404 pages
Lending	:	Enabled

FREE