Talk Art
Everything you wanted to know about contemporary art but were afraid to ask

Really enjoyed this introduction to the different types of contemporary art. As someone who dabbles in mixed media, I found the authors advice to artists very helpful. I also really enjoyed reading more about how to collect art and build your own collection. Probably the most interesting chapter was......more

As an introduction to contemporary art I found this extremely useful! However, while the authors to talk about contemporary art and artists globally, majority of the references and recommendations for artists to look at, galleries to visit, etc are in the British context. I do think this book is for......more

The goal of demystifying contemporary art is something I'm all for. But how to do it? Russell Tovey and Robert Diament, two gay art bros, started a podcast, a format that really does humanize the act of making and viewing. If art is a conversation, well, literal dialogue is a fantastic venue. This b......more

This is a terrific book for anyone trying to build up a base of knowledge about contemporary artists. It is so difficult to find interesting artists independently, it is hard to look up specific types of artists. This book provides a catalog of artists and their works, with quick texts about them! F......more

I picked this up with excitement because (a) I had a Barnes & Noble gift certificate so I could justify spending the money on a new book, and (b) I am on a quest to try to understand contemporary art and most books that I find on the subject seem to want to cut things off at about 1980. Apparently th......more