ISBN |
0415172349 |
9780415172349 |
0415172357 |
9780415172356 |
Name |
Meecham, Pam author. |
Title |
Modern art : a critical introduction / Pam Meecham and Julie Sheldon. |
Published |
London ; New York : Routledge, 2000. |
London ; New York : Routledge, 2000. |
Description |
xxiv, 246 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm. |
Notes |
Includes index. |
Note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-236) and index. |
Contents |
What is and when was modernism? -- Monuments, modernism and the public space -- Retreats from the urban -- The female nude as the site of modernity -- From the machine aesthetic to technoculture -- American art at mid-century -- Self and identity politics in photography and performance art -- The Museum of Modern Art. |
Summary |
Spanning a century of art from Manet to Damien Hirst and Rachel Whitehead, the authors follow the development of traditional genres such as the female nude, and trace the emergence a bewildering variety of isms from Expressionism to Constructivism. |
Subjects |
Art, Modern -- 20th century |
Postmodernism |
Art -- Study and teaching |
Art, Modern |
Art -- Study and teaching |
Postmodernism |
Kunst |
Modernisme (cultuur) |
Art, Modern -- 20th century |
Modernism (Art) |
Art, Modern -- 20th century |
Modernism (Art) |
Postmodernism |
Art -- Study and teaching |
Genre |
Art criticism. |
Added Names |
Sheldon, Julie, 1963- author. |
Internet Site |
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0908/00698264-d.html |
See Also |
http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0908/00698264-d.html |
See Also |
http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1113/00698264-b.html |