The book's format is simple: for each of the twelve cities - Beirut, Bogotá, Cluj, Delhi, Istanbul, Johannesburg, Lagos, San Juan, São Paulo, Seoul, Singapore and Vancouver - a curator selected eight artists to represent the contemporary avant-garde. Though the artists work in a variety of media, including photography, painting, sculpture, installation, video, and performance art, all share two distinct qualities: a commitment to experimental art and a dedication to their local landscape. Lively, thought-provoking, comprehensive, and packed with more than 500 images, Art Cities of the Future is sure to widen the historical narrative, allowing us to imagine a future of diverse aesthetics and shared concerns in the common language of contemporary art.
• "It's a clever person who can pinpoint the art world's geographical tours-de-force of the future and an even smarter one who pens a book on the subject. Such is the prescience behind Art Cities of the Future."
—Vanity Fair on Art
• "The book's approach to the contemporary avant-garde is brilliantly executed through unique analysis."
—Aestethica
- Publisher: Phaidon
- Format: Hardback
- Size: 290 x 214 mm (11 3/8 x 8 3/8 in)
- Pages: 336 pp
- Illustrations: 579 illustrations
- ISBN: 9780714865362