Art Today It reflects the changes that have swept across the art world since 1960, challenging the old assumptions and certainties..A survey of one of the most controversial epochs art history, the Modern Movement, this text combines a critical eye
| TITLE | : | Art Today |
| AUTHOR | : | |
| RATING | : | 4.50 (685 Votes) |
| ASIN | : | 0714838888 |
| FORMAT TYPE | : | Paperback |
| NUMBER of PAGES | : | 512 Pages |
| PUBLISH DATE | : | 1999-09-16 |
| GENRE | : |
A survey of one of the most controversial epochs art history, the Modern Movement, this text combines a critical eye with a historian's insight into wider trends. It reflects the changes that have swept across the art world since 1960, challenging the old assumptions and certainties.
Editorial : From Library Journal This massive survey attempts to essay the scope and aims of the art of the world over the past 30 years. Noted critic Lucie-Smith (American Realism, LJ 12/94) has done an admirable job in making sense of the welter of "isms" that exist in contemporary art. He has also brought the coverage right up to the present, with many of the movements illustrated dating from 1995. As well as such well-trod ground as Pop Art, Lucie-Smith covers Conceptual Art, Installation Art, and Neo-Expressionism. He also covers a broad geographic range, including artists and works from the former Soviet Union, Africa, the Far East, and Latin America. Chapters are also included on "Racial Minorities" and "Feminist and Gay" art. Clearly written and with copious illustrations, the book offers brief biographies of all artists mentioned, a chronology, and bibliography. This essential guide to cont
I expected a training manual and got an essay on Elements and it's history. There were significant traitors within our society and within our government and that fact is now beyond dispute.
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