In a series of newly commissioned essays by both established and emerging scholars, Globalization and Contemporary Art probes the effects of internationalist culture and politics on art across a variety of media. Globalization and Contemporary Art is the first anthology to consider the role and impact of art and artist in an increasingly borderless world. * First major anthology of essays concerned with the impact of globalization on contemporary art * Extensive bibliography and a full index designed to enable the reader to broaden knowledge of art and its relationship to globalization * Unique analysis of the contemporary art market and its operation in a globalized economy