Contemporary Art in the Conflicts of Globalization

Contemporary Art in the Conflicts of Globalization presents an authoritative introductory guide to the emergence, development, and meanings of contemporary art around the world from the era of twentieth century western colonialism to the crises and conflicts of globalization over the last three decades.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Contemporary art's global histories and futures 2. Contemporary art beyond western modernism 3. The cultural politics of contemporary art in the post-1945 world 4. The crises of contemporary art's interpretations 5. Contemporary art within and beyond national imaginaries Conclusion

About the author

Jonathan Harris is professor of art history at the University for the Creative Arts in Canterbury, England. He is the author/editor of 25 books, including The New Art History: A Critical Introduction (Routledge, 2001), Art History: The Key Concepts (Routledge, 2006), The Utopian Globalists: Artists of Worldwide Revolution 1919-2009 (2013), Terrorism and the Arts: Practices and Critiques in Contemporary Cultural Production (Routledge, 2021), and, with Menene Gras and Bashir Makhoul, Contemporary Art in Global Asia (Routledge, 2023). Harris is a specialist in modern and contemporary art.

Product details

• Authors: Jonathan Harris
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 24.11.2025
• EAN: 9781032129051
• ISBN: 978-1-032-12905-1
• No. of pages: 234
• Weight: 453 g
• Illustrations: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen, Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; The arts: general issues, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, ART / General, ART / Criticism & Theory, ART / Art & Politics, History of art / art & design styles, History of Art, Art forms, The Arts: art forms, The arts: general topics, ART / History / 20th & 21st Century