In recent years, the term global art has become a catchphrase in contemporary art discourses. Going beyond additive notions of canon expansion, this volume enco

The book examines some of the ways in which contemporary forms of political dissent are situated within processes of global ordering. Grounded in analysis of co

Are artistic engagements evolving, or attracting more attention? The range of artistic protest actions shows how the globalisation of art is also the globalisat

The book responds to the challenge of the global turn in the humanities from the perspective of art history. A global art history, it argues, need not follow th

A trailblazing look at the historical emergence of a global field in contemporary art and the diverse ways artists become valued worldwide Prior to the 1980s, t