Visual Arts in the Twentieth Century - Softcover

Lucie-Smith, Edward

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1856690911 ISBN 13: 9781856690911

Publisher: Laurence King Pub, 1996

Synopsis

This work examines the historical, social and intellectual contexts that have underlain individual creativity. With a chronological structure, it allows the reader to find affinities between aproaches to 20th-century art normally regarded as separate, such as Pop Art and Conceptualism. Front Cover

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From the Publisher:

In this lucid and coherent history of the century of modernism, renowned art writer Edward Lucie-Smith approaches his material in an innovative way. Rather than presenting 20th-century visual arts as merely a succession of various styles, he goes beyond to examine the historical, social, and intellectual contexts that have surrounded and supported individual creativity.

From the Back Cover:

Key Benefit: In this lucid and coherent history of the century of modernism, renowned art writer Edward Lucie-Smith approaches his material in a novel way. Rather than presenting 20th-century visual arts as merely a succession of various styles, he goes beyond to examine the historical, social, and intellectual contexts that have surrounded and supported individual creativity. Key Topics: This is the first book of its type to strongly emphasize photography—an art form that has remained accessible without losing its avant-garde status.

About this edition

• Publisher: Laurence King Pub
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 1856690911
• ISBN 13: 9781856690911
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400