IDEA OF ART

Curator Anthony Bond began building a contemporary international art collection at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney in 198 4. The collection now features many important artists, including Anselm Kiefer, Antony Gormley, Francis Bacon, Anish Kapoor and Dori s Salcedo. In The Idea of Art, Bond discusses the guiding philosophies that steered his formation of the gallery's collection. Incor porating conversations with many high-profile contemporary artists, the book offers important insights into how recent innovations c onnect w...[Read more]