Theories and Documents of Contemporary Art A Sourcebook of Artists' Writings

"The accomplishment of this book is astounding. This book will change the way scholars think about the totality of the world of contemporary art, and it will be the essential text for generations of students to come."--Richard Shiff, University of Texas, Austin "An indispensable resource: compendious, diverse, and in some of its unfamiliar juxtapositions, startlingly fresh."--Lisa Tickner, Middlesex University, London "Contrary to the popular myth of the "inarticulate" artist, the literature of contemporary art is rich and varied and, until now, widely scattered. This is the most comprehensive selection of such writings available. An essential resource for scholars, it also offers the lay reader generous doses of vivid and provocative writing."--Robert Storr, Museum of Modern Art, New York "Theories and Documents not only fills an important gap in the field of modern and contemporary art but is also a major contribution in its own right. It rejects narrowly stylistic or medium-defined categories and instead organizes the artists' texts in relation to broader cultural, social, and technological concerns. It deepens and complicates our knowledge of the art of our time."--Abigail Solomon-Godeau, University of California, Santa Barbara "A very useful anthology that performs two crucial functions: it brings artists of different generations and nationalities into conversation, and it comprehends art in its new mediums, practices, and problems."--Hal Foster, Editor, October "Professors Stiles and Selz have presented us with a textbook that is as indispensable as it is authoritative. It will surely be seen as the standard reference for those seeking primary sources in the complex field of contemporary art studies."--David Ross, Whitney Museum of Art, New YorkStiles, Kristine is the author of 'Theories and Documents of Contemporary Art A Sourcebook of Artists' Writings', published 1996 under ISBN 9780520202511 and ISBN 0520202511.