Key Moments in Art (Art Essentials)

Informationen zum Autor Lee Cheshire is Senior Editor and Copywriter at Tate. He also contributes to Tate Etc. magazine, and edited a special magazine marking the opening of the extension to Tate Modern. He is the author of London in Paint , a survey of painting in London since the 17th century. Klappentext Key Moments in Art describes fifty pivotal moments - some famous, others unfamiliar - from the Renaissance to the present day. Vivid, colourful vignettes capture the excitement of their times: when Michelangelo's David or Marcel Duchamp's Fountain were unveiled for the first time; when chance meetings have spurred artists to create compelling new styles, such as Impressionism or Pop Art; or when exhibitions have caused a public sensation. Lee Cheshire's storytelling approach is both entertaining and easy to remember. He celebrates artistic ingenuity and collaboration, but does not shy away from the arguments, fights and lawsuits that have dogged art's often-turbulent course. A reference section includes an invaluable glossary of art terms. Zusammenfassung Small, smart, essential – an easy-to-read, straightforward and entertaining introduction to art history via fifty pivotal moments from antiquity to the 21st century.

Product details

• Authors: Lee Cheshire, Cheshire Lee, Lee Cheshire
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2018
• EAN: 9780500293621
• ISBN: 978-0-500-29362-1
• No. of pages: 176
• Weight: 400 g
• Series: Art Essentials; Art Essentials
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, ART / History / General, History of art / art & design styles, History of Art, Art Criticism;Art History