Modern art : a critical introduction
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Modern art : a critical introduction
Routledge, 2000
- : hbk
- : pbk
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Bibliography: p. [225]-236
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
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: hbk ISBN 9780415172349
Description
This exciting textbook provides a lively introduction to modern and postmodern art.
Spanning a century of art from Manet to Hirst and Whitread, the authors follow the development to traditional genres, such as the female nude, and trace the emergence of new theories and approaches which fragmented modern art into a bewildering variety of 'isms' from Expressionism to post modernism.
The book:
*explores key themes of the modern era, such as the figure of the nude, the changing nature of self-expression, and the question of the display of art works
*covers the major art movements of the twentieth century
*relates artistic movements to their social and cultural contexts
*is richly illustrated with over 100 pictures.
Table of Contents
- What is and when was modernism?
- monuments and the city
- retreats from the urban
- the female nude as the site of modernity
- the "machine aesthetic" to "technoculture"
- from adversarial culture to petrified modernism - American art at mid-century
- the autobiographical body - self and identity politics in performance art and photography
- the modern museum.
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: pbk ISBN 9780415172356
Description
Modern Art: A Critical Introduction is a comprehensive introduction to the artists, movements and theories of twentieth century art history. Spanning a century of art from Manet to Damien Hirst and Rachel Whiteread, the authors follow the development of traditional genres such as the female nude, and trace the emergence of new theories and approaches which fragmented modern art into a bewildering variety of 'isms' from Expressionism to Constructivism. The book:
* explores key themes of the modern era, such as the figure of the nude, the changing nature of self-expression, and the question of the display of art works
* covers the major movements of the twentieth century, including futurism, constructivism, abstract expressionism, dada, surrealism, fauvism, performance art, post-modernism and contemporary art
* relates artistic movements to their social and cultural contexts
* is richly illustrated with over 100 picutres
Table of Contents
1. What is and When was Modernism? 2. Monuments and the City 3. Retreats from the Urban 4. The Female Nude as the Site of Modernity 5. The 'Machine Aesthetic' to 'Technoculture' 6. From Adversarial Culture to Petrified Modernism: American Art at Mid-Century 7. The Autobiographical Body: Self and Identity Politics in Performance Art and Photography 8. The Modern Museum
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