The Story of Contemporary ArtA concise history of international contemporary art from 1960 onwards. What does it mean? Is it really art? Why is it so expensive? These common questions weren't E. H. Gombrichs focus in *The Story of Art*, which ends in the 1960s. From there, Tony Godfrey picks up, exploring how artists began to challenge traditional definitions of art. Godfrey traces the evolution of contemporary art through creative conflictsobject versus sculpture, painting

Each one was born on the same day in 1935

north-east of the remote community Kiwirrkura in Western Australia

confrontational

Patrick Mudekereza

these earrings make a sophisticated and understated yet impactful statement

Kulyakartu Ngurra tie by Wokka Taylor

Size: 220 × 156 mm (8 5/8 × 6 1/8 in)

Australian settler-colonialism

offering surprising and revealing insights into each artist's personality

An elegant clothbound volume celebrating the master fashion designer Balenciaga's affinity for Spanish painting

as noted by art critic Louisa Buck

from the series he designed in the 1970s for Vistosi to the Memphis collections of the 1980s