本书简单易懂地介绍了艺术分析的重要理论，涵盖了多种方法，介绍了个别论点、争议和不同观点。此更新版反映了当代艺术的最新学术成果，并将其分解成更小的部分，以便更容易理解。本书首先修订讨论了方法和理论之间的区别，然后在艺术作品中应用不同的方法，其中一些是本更新版的新方法，最后以一个新的结论结束，该结论关注的是在熟悉理论的基础上开展艺术研究的方式。

This book is an accessible introduction to the critical theories used in analysing art. It covers a broad range of approaches, presenting individual arguments, controversies and divergent perspectives. This edition has been updated to reflect recent scholarship in contemporary art and has been broken down into smaller sections for greater accessibility. The book begins with a revised discussion of the difference between method and theory. The following chapters apply the varying approaches to works of art, some of them new to this edition. The book ends with a new conclusion that focuses on the way the study of art is informed by theory.