HIGH ART LITE: THE RISE AND FALL OF BRITART PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Julian Stallabrass | 368 pages | 20 Nov 2006 | Verso Books | 9781844670857 | English | London, United Kingdom High Art Lite: The Rise and Fall of BritArt PDF Book Nov 17, Andrew rated it really liked it. Alexandra M. That's not to say I won't change my mind in the future, especially as I will be going the retrospective at the Hayward next month. He highlights the decline in decent criticism, which I think is important and helps to account for some of the hostility he was on the receiving end of after publishing this book. Original Title. Welcome back. More Details There are no discussion topics on this book yet. Remember me on this computer. It isn't the savage critique that anti-YBA's want it to be. Gayfay Kelly rated it really liked it Jul 06, Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Julian rated it it was amazing Jan 02, Readers also enjoyed. I was fascinating, but I'm trying to wrap my head around everything he wrote Enlarge cover. The yBas were no different. High Art Lite takes a critical look at the phenomenal success of YBA, young British artists obsessed with commerce, mass media and the cult of personalityDamien Hirst, Tracey Emin, Jake and Dinos Chapman, Marcus Harvey, Sarah Lucas, among othersand questions whether their success is at the price of dumbing down and selling out. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. This searing book has become the authoritative account of the new British art of the s, its legacy in the 21st century, and what it tells us about the fate of high art in contemporary society. This books is reasonable and insightful in places, and mean spirited and catty in others. He basically seems to be a humanist. Kokoli University of Sussex and University of Brighton words. Error rating book. In a new chapter, Stallabrass explains how YBA lost its critical immunity and explores the ways in which the leading YBA figures have altered their work in recent years. Alice Randall rated it liked it May 11, Jul 27, Darran Mclaughlin rated it liked it Shelves: british , art , criticism. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Kanaida rated it liked it Feb 05, A scathing and incisive critique of the contemporary art world, in an updated new edition. A mixed bag. To browse Academia. I have been going to a lot of exhibitions and thinking about art and I have moved from hating contemporary art and conceptual art to gradually coming to like some of it. Forgot your password? Kyle rated it it was amazing Apr 22, Famous for being famous. A full-throated attack on the —new British art,— a movement obsessed with commerce and cults of the personal, that manages to be smarter and more far-reaching than its hyped, hopped-up subject Remember that thing that happened back in the 90's with the shark in the box and the kids with dicks for faces? A Marxist, he has written extensively on contemporary art including internet art , photography and the history of twentieth century British art. It is more nuanced than that. It is far more complicated to pass judgment on artists who are still only in the middle of their career, although the willing implication of some in the yBa phenomenon does not go unnoted. Dismiss this message or find out more. High Art Lite: The Rise and Fall of BritArt Writer Community Reviews. It isn't the savage critique that anti-YBA's want it to be. Escape the Present with These 24 Historical Romances. What is the real worth of these artefacts? To ask other readers questions about High Art Lite , please sign up. This books is reasonable and insightful in places, and mean spirited and catty in others. In this fully revised and expanded edition, Julian Stallabrass explores how YBA lost its critical immunity in the new millennium, and looks at the ways in which figures such as Hirst, Emin, Wearing and Landy have altered their work in recent years. In this fully revised and expanded edition, Julian Stallabrass explores how YBA lost its critical immunity in the new millennium, and looks at the ways in which figures such as Hirst, Emin, Wearing and Landy have altered their work in recent years. Rebecca rated it liked it May 21, Whitney rated it it was amazing Nov 25, Stallabrass wants to puncture some of the illusions of this scene and it's practitioners, and I am reasonably sympathetic to his cause. He looks at the shock factor involved in many of the works and the consumerism that was behind most of this work. It was great until the last few chapters where he starts to analyze art criticism itself and its place now in art. Other editions. Verso Books 28 June Related Papers. Sort order. In that case, we can't Jan 20, Kevin Tole rated it it was amazing Shelves: art , non-fiction. View 2 comments. Readers also enjoyed. Gayfay Kelly rated it really liked it Jul 06, By Jenny Judova. Remember that thing that happened back in the 90's with the shark in the box and the kids with dicks for faces? To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Click here to sign up. High Art Lite provides a sustained analysis of the phenomenal success of YBA, young British artists obsessed with commerce, mass media and the cult of personality Damien Hirst, T This searing book has become the authoritative account of the new British art of the s, its legacy in the 21st century, and what it tells us about the fate of high art in contemporary society. More Details A scathing and incisive critique of the contemporary art world, in an updated new edition. John Merrick 04 December More filters. Alexandra Kokoli. High Art Lite: The Rise and Fall of BritArt Reviews Gayfay Kelly rated it really liked it Jul 06, This rejection of theory by Stallabrass could be one of the contributing factors as to why yBa art has been dismissed by some critics over the past three decades. Download Free PDF. Readers also enjoyed. John Merrick 04 December A scathing and incisive critique of the contemporary art world, in an updated new edition. However one thing I would like to know is what he proposes as an alternative. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. He looks at the shock factor involved in many of the works and the consumerism that was behind most of this work. He doesn't seem to have any faith in any alternative. The yBas were no different. Well, this. Dismiss this message or find out more. In that case, we can't He's taken on a dirty job and we are all indebted to him Katriona Gillespie rated it really liked it Nov 15, This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Welcome back. Eleanor rated it really liked it Jul 24, Forgot your password? To browse Academia. Average rating 3. It was great until the last few chapters where he starts to analyze art criticism itself and its place now in art. The World Today with Tariq Ali. Alice Randall rated it liked it May 11, He is also against nihilism and for social and political engagement. High Art Lite: The Rise and Fall of BritArt Read Online Kimberlee Cordova rated it really liked it Jan 27, Enter the email address you signed up with and we'll email you a reset link. In fact, when it comes to serious, academic discourse on the yBas there has been only one book written — High Art Lite by Julian Stallabrass. He criticises the predominant art of the pre-YBA era as boring, state sanctioned, politically correct and elitist, with absolutely no engagement with normal people or mainstream culture. Refresh and try again. To ask other readers questions about High Art Lite , please sign up. He looks at the shock factor involved in many of the works and the consumerism that was behind most of this work. Skip to main content. Need an account? I was fascinating, but I'm trying to wrap my head around everything he wrote Get A Copy. That's not to say I won't change my mind in the future, especially as I will be going the retrospective at the Hayward next month. It isn't the savage critique that anti-YBA's want it to be. Nimbly written and bolstered by a constellation of critical and cultural referents: balanced, engrossing, historically framed examination of this latest avant-garde, so startling yet so oddly familiar. It was great until the last few chapters where he starts to analyze art criticism itself and its place now in art. Jan 16, Vaughnda Johnson rated it really liked it. High Art Lite provides a sustained analysis of the phenomenal success of YBA, young British artists obsessed with commerce, mass media and the cult of personality Damien Hirst, T This searing book has become the authoritative account of the new British art of the s, its legacy in the 21st century, and what it tells us about the fate of high art in contemporary society. Stallabrass, a writer, art critic, and art history professor, takes a close look at the movement he dubs "high art lite" also known as Young British Art that has developed in Britain over the past This is something he was criticised for in the reviews for the first edition so he has a snipe at the laziness of critics in the forward to the second edition by suggesting that he thought some of them might have had a look at his other books, in which he does suggest alternatives.