Claire Bishop's New Book Explores Contemporary Art Criticism Through a Shifting Lens
Claire Bishop's book 'Attenzione disordinata. Come guardiamo l’arte e la performance oggi' (Johan & Levi, 2025) uses a metaphor of viewing a landscape from a moving car to discuss the challenges of historicizing contemporary art. The author argues that art practices and values constantly evolve, leading to ongoing revisions in critical theory. The book, referenced in an article by Elena Costa and Anita Romanello published on February 17, 2026, examines how fleeting observations shape our understanding of art and performance today.
Key facts
- Claire Bishop authored 'Attenzione disordinata. Come guardiamo l’arte e la performance oggi'
- The book was published by Johan & Levi in 2025
- It employs a metaphor of a moving car to describe the difficulty of historicizing contemporary art
- The article discussing the book was written by Elena Costa and Anita Romanello
- The article was published on February 17, 2026
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- Johan & Levi