This new book in the World of Art series surveys the dynamic developments
in sculptural practice worldwide since the mid-1990s, outlining major trends
and identifying important and vibrant artists who are forging new paths and
setting the contemporary agenda. It explores such key topics as the use of the
body in sculpture, the appropriation of everyday ephemera, the use of light and
sound as technological elements, nature and ecology as dominant and pressing
issues, the inter-relationship of sculpture with design and other evolving fields of
contemporary art, and the huge impact of installation. Established artists such
as Damien Hirst, Jeff Koons, Mariko Mori, Ai Weiwei and Rachel Whiteread
are featured alongside an international cross-section of promising new talent,
including Polly Morgan, Patricia Piccinini, Sopheap Pich and Anselm Reyle. With
over 200 photographs displaying a huge range of sculptural works, both in the
gallery and on-site, Sculpture Now offers an authoritative and highly readable
look at one of the most exciting arenas of contemporary artistic practice.
About the Author
Anna Moszynska is Consultant at Sotheby’s Institute of Art, London. Among her
other books is Abstract Art, also in the World of Art series.
