什么是当代艺术？是什么使它具有“当代性”？它存在的目的是什么？为什么它这么贵？ 当代艺术界可能是一个令人困惑的地方，但是Kyung An和Jessica Cerasi随时可以为你介绍最新情况。从博物馆，艺术市场到双年展和到下一件大事，《谁怕当代艺术？》提供了对当今艺术界的简明扼要的见解，破解了“艺术行话”，解释了策展人的工作，通俗易懂地讲解了概念艺术，探索了新兴的艺术市场等等。作者的有趣解释借鉴了世界各地的重要艺术作品，艺术家和事件，包括费利克斯•冈萨雷斯•托雷斯（Felix Gonzalez-Torres）的《Candy Spills》，中国的极限表演，达米安•赫斯特（Damien Hirst）和坎耶•韦斯特（Kanye West）。

《谁怕当代艺术？》充满了幕后信息，完全没有“ 艺术行话”，是完美的画廊伴侣，也是你被下一件大事难倒时必会求助的指南。

What is contemporary art? What makes it ‘contemporary’? What is it for? And why is it so expensive? The contemporary art world can be a baffling place, but Kyung An and Jessica Cerasi are on hand to bring you up to speed. From museums and the art market to biennales and the next big thing, Who’s Afraid of Contemporary Art? offers concise and pointed insights into today’s art scene, decoding ‘artspeak’, explaining what curators do, demystifying conceptual art, exploring emerging art markets and much, much more. The authors’ playful explanations draw on key artworks, artists and events from around the globe, including Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s ‘Candy Spills’, extreme Chinese performances, Damien Hirst and Kanye West.

Packed with behind-the-

scenes information and completely free of ‘artspeak’, Who’s Afraid of Contemporary Art? is the perfect gallery companion and the go-to guide for when the next big thing leaves you stumped.