How to Write About Contemporary Art

Name: How to Write About Contemporary Art
Brand: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
SKU: 9780500291573
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By Gilda Williams

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How to Write About Contemporary Art by Gilda Williams is a practical guide designed for those keen on mastering the art of writing about contemporary art. The book offers insights into the essentials of art criticism, showcasing various writing styles and techniques to articulate the complexities of contemporary art clearly and persuasively. It illustrates how to effectively communicate your ideas to both specialised and general audiences.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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You might enjoy this book if you are keen on sharpening your skills in art criticism and writing. It provides insightful guidance on effectively communicating about contemporary art, making it an invaluable resource for students, critics, and art enthusiasts aiming to articulate their thoughts professionally and compellingly.

How to Write About Contemporary Art

The essential handbook for students, arts professionals and other aspiring writers on contemporary art.

The definitive guide to writing engagingly about contemporary art, packed with tips and real-life examples of 'good' and 'bad' writing

Description

How to Write About Contemporary Art is the definitive guide to writing engagingly about the art of our time. Invaluable for students, art professionals, and other aspiring writers, the book first navigates readers through the key elements of style and content, from the aims and structure of a piece to its tone and language.

Brimming with practical tips that range across the complete spectrum of art-writing, the second part of the book is organised around its specific forms, including academic essays; press releases and news articles; texts for auction and exhibition catalogues, gallery guides and wall labels; op-ed journalism and exhibition reviews; and writing for websites and blogs.

In counselling the reader against common pitfalls—such as jargon and poor structure—Gilda Williams points instead to the power of close looking and research, showing how to deploy language effectively, how to develop new ideas, and how to construct compelling texts. More than 30 illustrations throughout support closely analysed case studies of the best writing in Source Texts by 64 authors, including Claire Bishop, Thomas Crow, T.J. Demos, Okwui Enwezor, Dave Hickey, John Kelsey, Chris Kraus, Rosalind Krauss, Stuart Morgan, Hito Steyerl, and Adam Szymczyk.

Supplemented by a general bibliography, advice on the use and misuse of grammar, and tips on how to construct your own contemporary art library, How to Write About Contemporary Art is the essential handbook for all those interested in communicating about the art of today.

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How to Write About Contemporary Art by Gilda Williams is praised for its engaging and essential approach to art-writing, deemed invaluable by arts students and professionals alike. The book's methodology is highlighted as impeccable, offering useful insights into various industries such as academia and professional press. It's lauded as a benchmark text for those interested in the complexities of writing about art, and celebrated for its clarity and applicability beyond just art, making it a must-read across creative fields.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780500291573

Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 September 2014

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd

Illustration: With 34 illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 420g

Pages: 264

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Arts & Culture Education & Reference Gilda Williams Non-Fiction

About the Author

Gilda Williams is a contemporary art critic, editor and teacher. She is a lecturer on the MFA in Curating programme, Goldsmiths College, and Sotheby's Institute of Art. She is London correspondent for Artforum magazine and a member of the International Association of Art Critics.