AHIS 304 S001A: Art Now: Studies in Cont Art

Patrik Andersson teaches contemporary art and ideas informed by his freelance activities as art critic and curator with interests ranging from conceptual art to design. He holds a PhD in Art History from the University of British Columbia with a dissertation on the post-war reception of Marcel Duchamp's work. He is co-founder of Made Magazine and co-editor/author with Judith Steedman of the book Inside Magazines (Thames and Hudson, 2002). Recent publications include "Niki de Saint-Phalle’s Killing Game: Happenings, Performance and Theatre" (Centre Pompidou, Paris, 2014), “Inner and Outer Space: Rethinking Movement in Art” (Moderna Museet, Stockholm / Steidl, 2017); “Hitting the Nail on the Head: Rodney Graham’s Impressionist Games” (Baltic Centre for Contemporary Arts, Newcastle, 2017 JPRingier). Recent exhibitions include Art School High (Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art, 2017) and Rodney Graham: Canadia Impressionist (Canada House, London, England, 2017).