Conventions in Contemporary Art

Common places flood the contemporary art scene: art is interdisciplinary, it does not require theory, and exercises a salutary influence on public space, the curator is a superstar, non-western art is a whim of fashion, and design a hip kind of art. Conventions in Contemporary Art, the result of a series of thought-provoking debates in Witte de With, critically examines these and other clichés.

750 copies; English
Design Gracia Lebbink size 24 x 17 cm; 184 pages
ISBN: 90-73362-54-7
ISBN Dutch version: ISBN: 90-73362-56-3
€ 15,-

Contents:
Preface by Valentijn Byvanck (ed.)
Lectures and debates 2001:
“Art in Public Space”, Bart Lootsma and Camiel van Winkel
“Theory and Art”, Jeroen Boomgaard and Koen Brams
“The Curator”, Iwona Blazwick and Catherine David
“Art and Design”, Anthony Dunne, Fiona Raby and Alan Murray
Non-Western Art, Charlotte Huygens, Els van der Plas, Janneke Wesseling and Kitty Zijlmans
Biographies
Complete listing of debates 2000-2001