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art-SITES The Indispensable Guide to Contemporary Art–Architecture–Design London has emerged as an epicenter of contemporary art, indisputably situated at the helm of the European art world and a formidable rival to New York. Though viewed as a provincial outpost as recently as the early 1990s, it has become an international hub—home to innovative museums, new architectural landmarks, a vibrant gallery scene, a flourishing design realm, and an invigorating population of emerging and high-profile artists. The city’s dynamic and sweeping transformation is immediately apparent in the tall and eccentrically shaped buildings that now dot the skyline. It is further evinced in the plentitude of top-notch exhibitions and venues, edgy public art, and urban renewal ventures that are resuscitating once-forsaken and derelict neighborhoods. ---compelling, jargon-free commentaries by an esteemed art-historian & curator ---where to see work by internationally acclaimed and emerging artists, architects, and designers ---190 illustrations, 12 detail maps and city tour routes, subject directory, index ---addresses, contact information, websites, access hours, admission fees, helpful hints

San Francisco, a city of spectacular topography and cosmopolitan charm, now also boasts a formidable art scene. A burst of activity centered around the opening of the Museum of Modern Art's signature building by Marion Botta in 1995. Expansion by other museums, invigorating architectural and urban renewal projects, cutting-edge exhibitions at alternative spaces and art schools, a new generation of artists and galleries, intriguing public art commissions, and the arrival of prestigious design stores have further enhanced the scope and character of the city's arts profile. This informative guide provides all you need to know and them some about renowned and little-known places of interest. Coverage of Marin, Napa, Sonoma, the East Bay, the Peninsula, and San Jose makes it a truly comprehensive resource on the entire Bay Area.

Made in U.S.A. takes a new look at American art of the 1950s and 1960s and shows us how American it was. This is a provocative study of those artists who appropriated everyday images form the world of mass media and suburban living and forced their viewers into a sometimes witty, sometimes bittersweet, confrontation with the realities of living in late twentieth-century America.