Photography After Conceptual Art presents a series of original essays that address substantive theoretical, historical, and aesthetic issues raised by post-1960s photography as a mainstream artistic mediumÂ
Selected by Choice as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2011
Appeals to people interested in artist's use of photography and in contemporary art Â
Tracks the efflorescence of photography as one of the most important mediums for contemporary artÂ
Explores the relation between recent art, theory and aesthetics, for which photography serves as an important test caseÂ
Includes a number of the essays with previously unpublished photographs
Artists discussed include Ed Ruscha, Bernd and Hilla Becher, Douglas Huebler, Mel Bochner, Sherrie Levine, Roni Horn, Thomas Demand, and Jeff Wall