Art in the context of an increasingly globalized world

Covering diverse themes including disability and art, hip hop graffiti as art and the relationship between creativity, ecological crisis and political change, the Contemporary Art collection covers the topic from a range of global perspectives.

This collection recognizes contemporary art as an integral topic within current teaching of art and art history. This is an unmissable resource for students and scholars of art history, fine art, visual culture, and related visual arts fields.

Features

Explore the work of artists Adel Abdessemed, Richard Avedon, Sonia Boyce, Frank Bowling, Guerrilla Girls, Marvin Gaye Chetwynd, and more

Read insights from authors such as Gilane Tawadros, Chief Executive of DACS, a not-for-profit visual artists rights management organization, and art historian Norma Broude, provide an understanding of art and society in the modern age

The authoritative and varied range of titles support teaching and research around art in the context of an increasingly globalized world.

Cross-searchable with other content on the Bloomsbury Visual Arts digital hub

Highlights include

• The Sphinx Contemplating Napoleon by Gilane Tawadros
• Art and Creativity in an Era of Ecocide edited by Anna Pigott, Owain Jones and Ben Parry
• Visual Activism in the 21st Century edited by Stephanie Hartle and Darcy White
• Contemporary Art and Disability Studies edited by Alice Wexler and John Derby
• The Routledge Companion to Contemporary Art, Visual Culture, and Climate Change edited by T. J. Demos, Emily Eliza Scott and Subhankar Banerjee
• Routledge Handbook of Art, Science, and Technology Studies edited by Hannah Rogers, Megan Halpern, Dehlia Hannah and Kathryn de Ridder-Vignone