Modern Art: A Critical Introduction

ISBN-13: 9780415281942 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 384 str.

Pam Meecham

Opis

Modern Art: A Critical Introduction traces the historical and contemporary contexts for understanding modern art movements, and the theories which influenced and attempted to explain them. This approach forgoes the chronological march of art movements and isms in favour of looking at the ways in which art has been understood. It investigates the main developments in art interpretation from the same period, from Kant to post-structuralism, and draws examples from a wide range of art genres including painting, sculpture, photography, installation and performance art. The book includes detailed discussions of visual art practices both inside and outside the museum. This new edition has been restructured to make the key themes as accessible as possible and updated to include many more recent examples of art practice . An expanded glossary and margin notes also provide definitions of the range of terms used within theoretical discussion and critical reference. Individual chapters explore key themes of the modern era, such as the relationship between artists and galleries, the politics of representation, the changing nature of self-expression, the public monument, nature and the urban,

Recenzje

'An excellent introduction, well-written and superbly illustrated.' Gaby Esser-Hall, University College Northampton, UK

'Modern Art: A Critical Introduction does exactly what it says on the cover ... An excellent comprehensive introduction to the subject.'  History of Art and Visual Culture

Spis treści

1 What, When and Where was Modernism? 2. Retreats from the Urban 3. Monuments, Modernism and the Public Space 4. The Nude in Modernity and Postmodernity 5. From the Machine Aesthetic to Technoculture 6. Modernism and Realism in US Art 7. The Artist and the Museum: Muse or Nemesis? 8. Identity Politics in Photography and Performance Art

O autorze

Pam Meecham, Julie Sheldon