{"product_id":"art-today-9780714845142","title":"Art \u0026 Today","description":"\u003cp\u003eTargeting the same audience as Phaidons highly successful and long-selling Art Today by Edward Lucie-Smith  Art \u0026amp; Today surveys contemporary art from 1980 to today  discussing over 450 of the most important artists of the last 25 years. Each of the 16 chapters in Art \u0026amp; Today tackles a major theme of contemporary art. This emphasis on broad  thematic relationships defies the narrow  now-tired classifications of medium  period  genre  or geographic region so often regurgitated in contemporary art surveys of this ilk. Instead  Art \u0026amp; Today posits fresh  thought-provoking juxtapositions of artists from different regions  periods and mediums. For instance  in the chapter \"Art and the Body \" one might find performance discussed alongside figurative painting  sculpture and photography alongside video  and North American artists alongside Asian artists. Internationally renowned art critic and scholar  Eleanor Heartney is respected for her clear language and pragmatic approach to contemporary art. Her straightforward  engaging descriptions and explanations will appeal to both experts and newcomers alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45279735644213,"sku":"ByrdShop_0714845140","price":116.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780714845142.jpg?v=1780608313","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/art-today-9780714845142","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}