The City in Time

"Corey’s masterful monograph will be a must-read not only for Documenta visitors but also for anyone interested in global contemporary art and South East Asia."

"It is valuable asset to any syllabus of Southeast Asian contemporary art history to inspire new writings."

"This book invites a reflection on the affective shaping of our spatiotemporal experience of living in cities, thereby appealing to scholars in landscape studies as well as art researchers who will enjoy the original and eloquent critique of a very gratifying selection of artworks."

"A great gift for art historians . . . [Corey’s] convincing adoptions of the city—rather than the nation—as a scale of reference offers a significant new model for art historians of the region."

"The City in Time emits a new energy unleashed by studies of Southeast Asia’s hitherto underresearched postsocialist bloc . . . Though squarely art historical, Corey’s lucid account of art’s critical purchase on fast-changing cities will be of interest to those studying urban Asia in other disciplines. She moves with agility between discourses that normally are kept apart in academia but that address the same city-centered economy of appearances."

"Provides a new understanding of contemporary art as spatial practices in [Vietnam and Cambodia] . . . By focusing on how artists engage with their local environments, Corey not only evades the limitations of national identity but also situates Southeast Asian artists as active agents within the global contemporary artworld."

"An exciting, important book that covers new art and artists in Southeast Asia–an arena vastly overlooked in the current art historical world. Corey's attention to art and urban form in Vietnam and Cambodia is a valuable contribution to urban studies, contemporary art studies, and global studies."

"This fascinating and needed contribution adds significantly to what we know about contemporary art concerning Vietnam and Cambodia."