Which contemporary artworks best capture the zeitgeist of the late 20th and early 21st centuries? This book, written by one of the freshest and most exciting voices in cultural criticism, predicts which artists and artworks from the past two decades will come to define our age through their power to question, provoke and inspire.
The book contains a comprehensive introduction and a magnificent collection of the artist's works, each of which is accompanied by an explanatory caption.
Looks at two different genres in relation to the construction of femininity in late nineteenth-century France - Degas' representation of ballet dancers and the transforming tradition of female portraiture.
