An essential handbook for students and professionals on writing eloquently, accurately, and originally about contemporary art
How to Write About Contemporary Art is the definitive guide to writing engagingly about the art of our time. Invaluable for students, arts professionals and other aspiring writers, the book first navigates readers through the key elements of style and co...
An essential handbook for students and professionals on writing eloquently, accurately, and originally about contemporary art
How to Write About Contemporary Art is the definitive guide to writing engagingly about the art of our time. Invaluable for students, arts professionals and other aspiring writers, the book first navigates readers through the key elements of style and content, from the aims and structure of a piece to its tone and language. Brimming with practical tips that range across the complete spectrum of art-writing, the second part of the book is organized around its specific forms, including academic essays; press releases and news articles; texts for auction and exhibition catalogues, gallery guides and wall labels; op-ed journalism and exhibition reviews; and writing for websites and blogs.
In counseling the reader against common pitfalls―such as jargon and poor structure―Gilda Williams points instead to the power of close looking and research, showing how to deploy language effectively; how to develop new ideas; and how to construct compelling texts. More than 30 illustrations throughout support closely analysed case studies of the best writing, in Source Texts by 64 authors, including Claire Bishop, Thomas Crow, T.J. Demos, Okwui Enwezor, Dave Hickey, John Kelsey, Chris Kraus, Rosalind Krauss, Stuart Morgan, Hito Steyerl, and Adam Szymczyk.
Supplemented by a general bibliography, advice on the use and misuse of grammar, and tips on how to construct your own contemporary art library, How to Write About Contemporary Art is the essential handbook for all those interested in communicating about the art of today. 34 illustrations and 64 Source Texts
作者简介
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Gilda Williams is a contemporary art critic, editor and teacher. She is a lecturer on the MFA in Curating programme, Goldsmiths College, and Sotheby’s Institute of Art. She is London correspondent for Artforum magazine and a member of the International Association of Art Critics.
目录
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Introduction
Section 1. The Job – Why Write about Contemporary Art?
Section 2. The Practice – How to Write about Contemporary Art
Section 3. The Ropes – How to Write Contemporary Art Formats
Introduction
Section 1. The Job – Why Write about Contemporary Art?
Section 2. The Practice – How to Write about Contemporary Art
Section 3. The Ropes – How to Write Contemporary Art Formats
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In a project called Fax-Back the British artists' collective BANK returned abysmal press releases to the guilty galleries, complete with corrections and comments (Totally meaningless sentence. Well done!). Aficionados and laypeople alike had grown wearily accustomed to the white-noise murmur of art-gibberish (which enlivened the 'Pseud's Corner' section of magazines from Private Eye to Flash Art), and instinctively diverted their attention to the smart art-writers also at work. (查看原文)
Good art-writers break conventions, hold a few sacrosanct, innovate their own. Mostly they learn by seeing miles of art, and reading good literature. There is no substitute, for a writer, for possessing a natural ear for language; a rich vocabulary; a flair for varied sentence structures; an original opinion; some arresting ideas to share. (查看原文)
总结一下最重要的三点：1. Avoid fluffy art-speak at all costs 2. Use concrete words, concentrate and substantiate ideas, be original and frank 3. Read more and visit more art fairs
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典藏藝術家庭2017版
0 有用 ifrit！L~~ 2021-01-08 13:27:11
好久没看排版字体（内容更是）如此舒心的书了，时代新罗马要了我亲命了~
1 有用 Evilly ☣ 2018-09-26 16:15:40
入门，不过学渣我还是知道了不少的
2 有用 木柵永樂町 2019-11-09 08:22:37
影評人們也應該來讀一下！別再寫那些[又濃又稠]、充滿[專業術語]/[自創詞]/[組合詞]的評論了……(讀完後自我反思ing 要寫好藝評/影評 路漫漫其修遠兮…)
2 有用 提花卫 2020-08-20 07:56:44
很好读，印象最深的就是好好说话，不要拽大词，不要搞什么“既明亮又忧伤”“痛苦与快乐齐飞”，骈文不是这么写的
2 有用 SIYUN 2019-04-07 00:31:56
我导师的书 手动四星
0 有用 cul-de-sac 2023-07-31 13:55:50 中国香港
It’s literally a textbook. 以后应该会经常重读吧，对写作来说还是很受用的（对课本打分也挺荒谬的）。
0 有用 下一秒治好懒病 2022-06-05 21:10:40
更多是启发，对写作没有实质帮助，只是给了一些不要踩的坑。多看艺术作品、多读书、多学习，才是真谛。
0 有用 Parhelion 2021-03-19 12:35:29
总结一下最重要的三点：1. Avoid fluffy art-speak at all costs 2. Use concrete words, concentrate and substantiate ideas, be original and frank 3. Read more and visit more art fairs
0 有用 沟谶 2021-02-01 17:50:58
我很喜欢这种写的好的，能把教别人的东西先以身作则的，简单明了，幽默辛辣的，工具书
0 有用 ifrit！L~~ 2021-01-08 13:27:11
好久没看排版字体（内容更是）如此舒心的书了，时代新罗马要了我亲命了~