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Gilda Williams How to Write About Contemporary Art (Paperback)
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- How to Write about Contemporary Art
- Publication Name
- How to Write About Contemporary Art
- Title
- How to Write About Contemporary Art
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- EAN
- 9780500291573
- ISBN
- 9780500291573
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Genre
- Art
- Topic
- Criticism & Theory
- Release Year
- 2014
- Release Date
- 01/09/2014
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- GB
- Item Height
- 0.8in
- Item Length
- 8.4in
- Item Weight
- 15.4 Oz
- Publication Year
- 2014
- Item Width
- 5.7in
- Number of Pages
- 264 Pages
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How to Write About Contemporary Art is the definitive guide to writing engagingly about the art of our time. Invaluable for students, arts 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 organized 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 counseling 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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Publisher
Thames & Hudson
ISBN-10
0500291578
ISBN-13
9780500291573
eBay Product ID (ePID)
201614355
Product Key Features
Book Title
How to Write about Contemporary Art
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Criticism & Theory
Publication Year
2014
Genre
Art
Number of Pages
264 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.4in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
5.7in
Item Weight
15.4 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
N7476
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Illuminates contemporary art writing, providing insights into what we write about when we write about art....[Williams] reenvisions what it means to be a professional art writer and outlines the methods, ethics and even the financing that could see the role of the writer codified and professionalized in a new and important way in the art world of tomorrow., Artforum correspondent Williams applies lessons in graceful prose to the field of art writing... [She] excels when looking at excerpts from accomplished critics, including Rosalind Krauss and Walter Benjamin, and when giving nuts-and-bolts advice for crafting specific genres of art-world documents (catalogue essays, short news articles, academic essays, and the like) [This] how-to provides enough art-specific insights to cut through the garble so common in the field., In outlining exactly how an auction catalogue differs from a museum's wall label and a magazine review, down to the vocabulary and tone each should accommodate, Williams gives insight to the inner workings of very different industries: academia, auction houses and mainstream and professional press. Her systematic analysis of the current state of art writing is a first [and her] methodology is flawless., Thrillingly clear ... a beautifully formed guide to writing [...] should be required reading across every creative discipline. Essential!, Finally. A book that teaches you how to write and think clearly about art. I can imagine this book inspiriting future generations to write legibly and intelligently art criticism, a field that's become too hermetic and convoluted for its own good. Revolutionary, radical and long overdue. Bravo!, A Thoroughly Sensible and Accessible Guide to Writing That Could Almost Be Applied to Any Subject., With How To Write About Contemporary Art Gilda Williams has created an illuminating, engaging and urgent guide to contemporary art-writing. While this is clearly essential reading for arts students and those at the start of a career in arts writing or criticism , it is equally invaluable for anyone involved in the art world that needs to transmit information and ideas in written form about contemporary art. So that's basically all of us., Fantastic... a straight-forward must-read for every writer, reader, artist and designer. Williams holds your hand, explaining why you need to do it, what you need to do, and how to do it., Bless you, Gilda Williams, for reminding us that fear is the root of bad writing, and for showing us how to take courage. Art writing can be deep, accurate, surprising, and even beautiful--and with any luck, How to Write about Contemporary Art will spark a renascence of the deep, accurate, surprising, beautiful art writing we so badly need., Admirably practical and instructive. . . . Accessible, well-organized, and example-rich, How to Write About Contemporary Art provides a welcome refresher course for writers who might not have known they need one. . . . Williams clearly loves the craft of criticism. Rather than rag on examples of unfortunate critical prose, she smartly confines her excerpted examples to writing she admires, even adores. Like good art, the book, however basic, inspires you to want to write your own criticism., A rare guide to writing practice that's also a wonderfully engaging read in itself, Gilda Williams's How to Write about Contemporary Art interweaves plainspoken advice on the practical nuts-and-bolts of art criticism with trenchant observations about the conditions of the profession, all delivered in the voice of a savvy, generous friend. With a long track record as both a writer for and editor at leading journals and publishing houses, Williams knows the field from both sides this valuable book engages not only the hows but, crucially, also the whys of art writing.
Copyright Date
2014
Dewey Decimal
808.0667
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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