This book, titled "Critiquing Art: Understanding the Contemporary," not only takes readers into the world of contemporary art but also shows them how to think, write, and talk about art. In this work, all the principles of art criticism are presented and applied to contemporary forms of American art. Furthermore, this book provides a complete framework for art and art history students to critically approach contemporary art through activities of description, interpretation, judgment, and theorization.

Terry Barrett, whose book "Critiquing Photography: An Introduction to Understanding Images" was previously published by our publishing house, currently teaches art and art history at the University of North Texas. The author, who holds an honorary professorship from Ohio State University, has also received many awards for his work in this field.