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Author
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Language
English
Description
"From the seminal moment in 1908 when the young Picasso took a piece of brown card pasted with a 'Magasins du Louvre' label and converted it into a new kind of picture, collage has been at the very heart of modern art. Collage quickly became essential to the idea of the modern, leaving its mark on almost every art movement since, from Dada and Constructivism, via Surrealism, Pop and Situationism, to the digital techniques of today." "This book, the...
5) Warhol
Author
Publisher
ECCO, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xi, 961 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
The definitive biography of a fascinating and paradoxical figure, one of the most influential artists of his--or any--age To this day, mention the name "Andy Warhol" to almost anyone and you'll hear about his famous images of soup cans and Marilyn Monroe. But though Pop Art became synonymous with Warhol's name and dominated the public's image of him, his life and work are infinitely more complex and multi-faceted than that. In Warhol, esteemed art...
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Language
English
Description
"Acclaimed as the definitive work on the subject, Art Since 1900 is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the complexities of art in the modern age. Conceived by four of the most influential art historians of our time, this extraordinary book has now been brought right up to date to include the latest developments in contemporary art.
For the new edition, the original authors Foster, Krauss, Bois and Buchloh have been joined by Professor...
Author
Publisher
H.N. Abrams
Pub. Date
1992
Language
English
Description
Always among the most visually and intellectually stimulating books, Modern Art has now been revised to include the latest critical theory and the most recent forms of painting, sculpture, and architecture. 800 illustrations, including 350 in full color.
Author
Publisher
Stash Books
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
160 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Inside, you'll find 12 projects derived from 20th-century art movements. To set the context, each project begins with an overview of its historical period. Ricketson guides you through the process of creating and personalizing your own innovative quilt using 4 aesthetic elements: line, color, motif, and text"--P. [2] of cover.
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2016].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 270 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
How does art work? How does it move us, inform us, challenge us? Internationally renowned painter David Salle's incisive essay collection illuminates the work of many of the most influential artists of the twentieth century. Engaging with a wide range of Salle's friends and contemporaries-from painters to conceptual artists such as Jeff Koons, John Baldessari, Roy Lichtenstein, and Alex Katz, among others- 'How to See' explores not only the multilayered...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 278 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"An extraordinary collection-- hawk-eyed and understanding-- from the Booker Prize-winning, best-selling author of The Sense of an Ending and Levels of Life. As Julian Barnes explains: "Flaubert believed that...great paintings required no words of explanation. Braque thought the ideal state would be reached when we said nothing at all in front of a painting ... But it is a rare picture that stuns, or argues, us into silence. And if one does, it is...
Author
Series
Very short introductions volume 146
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
Second edition.
Physical Desc
xxiii, 170 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In this Very Short Introduction Julian Stallabrass gives a clear view on the diverse and rapidly moving scene of contemporary art. Exploring art's striking globalisation from the 1990s onwards, he analyses how new regions and nations, such as China, have leapt into astonishing prominence, over-turning the old Euro-American dominance on aesthetics. Showing how contemporary art has drawn closer to fashion and the luxury goods market as artists have...
Series
California studies in the history of art volume 35
Publisher
University of California Press
Pub. Date
©1996
Physical Desc
xxii, 1003 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Ambitious and interdisciplinary, this long-awaited collaboration is a landmark presentation of the writings of contemporary artists. These influential essays, interviews, and critical and theoretical comments provide bold and fertile insights into the construction of visual knowledge. Featuring a wide range of leading and emerging artists since 1945, the collection - while comprehensive and authoritative - offers the reader some eclectic surprises...
17) Artoday
Author
Publisher
Phaidon
Pub. Date
1995
Physical Desc
511 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm.
Language
English
Publisher
Taschen
Pub. Date
©1998
Physical Desc
2 volumes (840 pages) : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 32 cm
Language
English
Formats
Description
Explores the various styles and movements of twentieth-century art, covering painting, sculpture, and related artifacts, as well as new media, and photography; discusses the interrelations between the disciplines; and includes color and black-and-white illustrations.
Author
Publisher
Harry N. Abrams
Pub. Date
1997
Physical Desc
400 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Visual Arts in the Twentieth Century offers an exciting new account of the century of art so affected by Modernism. A uniquely structured view of the period and the inclusion of often-overlooked material come together to create a survey that is thorough, insightful, and fresh. Painting, sculpture, photography, the graphic arts, and architecture are treated in decade-by-decade chapters, allowing for an inclusive view of coexisting innovations and trends....
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