How to Read Contemporary Art

The ever-changing, often perplexing world of 21st-century art has been examined in an ambitious and striking investigation by a prominent art writer.

Today's artists create challenging, complex, and often confusing works. This book offers a guide to understanding and enjoying the wide range of works exhibited in museums and galleries around the world.

The book features over two hundred artworks produced globally in the last twenty years, including photography, installations, sculpture, painting, video, performance, and more. The author, Michael Wilson, explores the subject with a comprehensive selection that includes works by famous artists known worldwide today, such as Francis Alys, Allora and Calzadilla, Luc Tuymans, and Marina Abramovic.