[.ca] The Contingent Object of Contemporary Art (ISBN 0262524422)

Useful and Current:
I just finished this book and i found it very good. The five chapters take specific topics such as: 'Medium and Materiality' and 'Context as Subject' and flesh them out in relation to a larger thesis on the idea of the 'contingent object.' Also i found it useful that when they mentioned artwork, they generally had a picture (B+W) of it (unlike some books which dont provide a picture or show a different piece altogether! ) A good overview of the interrelations between minimalism, performance, conceptual art and contemporary art. Asks lots of questions but doesn't attempt to answer them all (i find this useful, others may find it annoying) Recommeneded if you want to know more about some of the background for some contemporary art theory and practices. Good balance of female and male artists.