Front matter, table of contents, preface.

Introduction. (p. 1 - 2)

1. The Back Story of Twentieth-Century Art. (p. 3 - 29) (bibliographic info)

2. The Greatest Artists of the Twentieth Century. (p. 30 - 61) (bibliographic info)

3. The Most Important Works of Art of the Twentieth Century. (p. 62 - 78) (bibliographic info)

4. The Greatest Artistic Breakthroughs of the Twentieth Century. (p. 79 - 92) (bibliographic info)

5. The Greatest Women Artists of the Twentieth Century. (p. 93 - 111) (bibliographic info)

6. Creating New Genres: Conceptual Artists at Work and Play in the Twentieth Century. (p. 112 - 134) (bibliographic info)

7. And Now for Something Completely Different: The Versatility of Conceptual Innovators. (p. 135 - 158) (bibliographic info)

8. You Cannot be Serious: The Conceptual Innovator as Trickster. (p. 159 - 183) (bibliographic info)

9. Painting by Proxy: The Conceptual Artist as Manufacturer. (p. 184 - 198) (bibliographic info)

10. Co-Authoring Advanced Art. (p. 199 - 210) (bibliographic info)

11. Language in Visual Art. (p. 211 - 227) (bibliographic info)

12. Portraits of the Artist: Personal Visual Art in the Twentieth Century. (p. 228 - 249) (bibliographic info)

13. The Rise and (Partial) Fall of Abstract Painting in the Twentieth Century. (p. 250 - 276) (bibliographic info)

14. The Globalization of Advanced Art in the Twentieth Century. (p. 277 - 323) (bibliographic info)

15. Artists and the Market: From Leonardo and Titian to Warhol and Hirst. (p. 324 - 342) (bibliographic info)

16. The State of Advanced Art: The Late Twentieth Century and Beyond. (p. 343 - 363) (bibliographic info)

17. Notes, Bibliography, Index. (p. 365 - 443)