In the 21st century photography has come of age as a Contemporary art form.
Physical and Material.
Revived and Remade8.
Moments in History • 7.
Intimate Life • 6.
Somethingand Nothing • 5.
Deadpan • 4.
Once Upon a Time • 3.
If This Is Art • 2.
Adding to the wide selection featured of work, Cotton celebrates a new generation of artists, who are shaping photography as a culturally significant medium for our current socio-political climate.
Table of ContentsIntroduction • 1.
This new edition revitalizes previous discussion of works from the 2000s through dialogue with more recent practice.
The vast span of photographers whose work is reproduced includes established artists such as Isa Genzken, Jeff Wall, Sophie Calle, Thomas Demand, Nan Goldin and Sherry Levine, as well as emerging talents such as Sara Van Der Beek, Rashid Johnson, Viviane Sassen and Amalia Ulman.
This book provides an introduction to the extraordinary range of Contemporary art photography, from portraits of intimate life to highly staged, ‘directorial’ spectacle.
Almost two centuries after photographic technology was first invented, the art world has fully embraced it as a legitimate medium, equal in status to painting and sculpture.
In the 21st century photography has come of age as a Contemporary art form
