内容简介
The"deathofpainting"anditssubsequentresurrectionintransformedconditionsisaleitmotifofthemodernera.Painting'spostconceptualresurgenceatthestartofthe1980sbeganadramaticexpansionofitsfield.Ifpaintingremainsimportanttoday,itisbecauseitscontradictionshavebeenacknowledgedasartistshaveradicallydiversifiedthecomponentsofitsproductionandpresentation.Thisfirstanthologytofocusonpainting'smultiplediscoursesoverthelastthreedecadesbringstogetherkeystatements,dialogues,anddebatesthathavemovedtheconversationbeyondthemodern/postmoderndialecticwhileredefiningtheconditionsnecessaryforanartworktobedescribedas"painting."Thediversityofcontemporarypainting'smeaningsandpracticesencompassestherandomnessandeclecticismassociatedwithWeb-basedcreation.Althoughformanythepresenceofpaintendures,othershavearguedforpaintingtobeclassednotasamaterialbutasaphilosophicalcategory.Compiledbyaleadingcriticofpaintingwhoactivelyparticipatedintheseconversationswhilealsoteachingyoungartistsinthestudioclassroom,thiscollectionrangeswidely,toreflectthediversityofwaysinwhichpaintingcontinuestobeinvestigatedandevaluatedinstudios,exhibitionspaces,andthemarketplaceofideas.Thesewritings,statements,andinterviewsreflectongoingdebatesandreignitequestionsforanasyetunimaginedfutureofpainting.,