Updated and reorganized to offer the best collection of state-of-the-art readings on the role of critical theory in contemporary art, this second edition of Theory in Contemporary Art since 1985 brings together scholarly essays, artists' statements, and art reproductions to capture the vibrancy and dissonance that define today's art scene.

• Incorporates new and updated topics that have become central to art theory and practice over the past decade
• New and updated chapters cover such topics as: international biennials, historicizing of the term...