Varieties of Modernism - Art of the 20th Century

Klappentext his book! the third in the Art of the Twentieth Century series! considers works of art produced in Europe and the United States between the 1930s and the 1960s. Arranged in four main parts! the abundantly illustrated book begins by examining aspects of the European avant-garde from the 1930s to the aftermath of the Second World War. The second part focuses on the emerg ence of Abstract Expressionism in the U.S.! in particular the work of Jackson Pollock and important critics. Part three looks at "autonomous" high modernism of the early to mid-1960s and the contemporary! related modernist theorization of photography. The final part of the book addresses the reemergence in the 1950s and 1960s of the concerns of the 1920 avant-gardes operating in the so-called "gap between art and life." Zusammenfassung This work discusses the art of the middle third of the twentieth century. It consists of a short general introduction and four parts! each concentrating on a key aspect of the art of the period.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Paul Wood, Paul (EDT) Wood
• Con la collaborazione di: Paul Wood (Editore)
• Editore: Yale University Press Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 15.06.2004
• EAN: 9780300102963
• ISBN: 978-0-300-10296-3
• Pagine: 424
• Dimensioni: 184 mm x 248 mm x 25 mm
• Serie: Art of the 20th Century; Art of the Twentieth Century; Art of the Twentieth Century
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Storia dell'arte