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Designed as a supplementary text, this book helps students of art and art history better understand contemporary art by engaging them in the study of criticism and the practice of critically considering contemporary forms of art.
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Barrett (art education, Ohio State U.) aims to guide readers in their understanding of contemporary art and of critical writing about contemporary art. He encourages an open-minded, engaged curiosity throughout his presentation of various approaches to art criticism and his discussion of how to describe, interpret, judge, and write and talk about art. This new edition (first, 1994) is revised, expanded, and reorganized. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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