TY - BOOK AU - Dempsey,Amy TI - Modern art T2 - Art essentials SN - 9780500293225 PY - 2018/// CY - New York, New York PB - Thames & Hudson KW - Art, Modern KW - Themes, motives N1 - Includes index; Introduction -- Rise of the Avant-Gardes: 1860-1900 -- Modernisms for a Modern World: 1900-18 -- Search for a New Order: 1918-45 -- A New Disorder: 1945-65 -- Beyond the Avant-Gardes: 1965-Today N2 - "Amy Dempsey unravels the all-too-often daunting language of modern art by mapping the styles, schools and movements that help us understand modern and contemporary art, from Impressionism in the 19th century to Destination Art in the 21st. Using a practical and easy-to-navigate structure, Dempsey's lucid writing and carefully selected artworks define sixty-eight essential groupings in western modern art."--From cover flap ER -