This intelligently argued overview is invaluable for the way in which it
reveals and makes coherent sense of the often-bewildering diversity of
styles, forms, media, techniques, and agendas that proliferate in
contemporary art. Extensively revised and expanded since it was first
published, Michael Archer's acclaimed book is brought fully up to date
in this third edition. A completely new section maps the developments in
contemporary art since 2000, ensuring that the book remains an
indispensable source of information on the evolution of art over the
past five-and-a-half decades.