The "Manifesto of Vandalism" is essential reading for those interested in understanding the condition of the contemporary fine arts and the nature of their most advanced developments. The author's intention is to identify and define the most important new work in the fine arts, and to establish a critical framework upon and within which to base such judgements. Thus the book proposes, devises, and exemplifies a radically original discourse for the evaluation of recently and newly created works of art, a discourse which nevertheless bases its arguments on a historical overview of art since the...