Where, how, by whom and for what were the first museums of contemporary art created? These are the key questions addressed by J. Pedro Lorente in this new book.

The institutionalization of contemporary art, seen on a global scale, has only just begun. Despite an increase in global art production, and in the number of bi

In the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries the first modern, public museums of art—civic, state, or national—appeared throughout Europe, setting a sta

A compelling examination of the art museum from a renowned director, this sweeping book explores how architecture, vision, and funding have transformed art muse

Everyone who looks at contemporary art is familiar with galleries. But visual features of these mysterious temples tend to be taken for granted. The basic purpo