Modern art / Amy Dempsey.
Material type:![Text](/opac-tmpl/lib/famfamfam/BK.png)
- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780500293225
- 0500293228
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Main Library | NonFiction | 709.04 D389 | Available | 33111009274552 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Modern Art takes the reader through individual movements from Impressionism to Conceptual Art, situating these within five broader chronological themes. Starting with Impressionism in 1860, Dempsey proceeds through the essentials of Modernism, the post-war New Disorder and beyond. The material is arranged with great care to lead the reader through over seventy essential topics of modern art in a practical and easy-to-navigate structure. Each boldly designed feature includes a clear definition of the theme, a list of key artists, features, media and collections, and expertly curated illustrations with explanatory captions. A reference section includes a useful glossary of modern art terms, an easy-to-navigate timeline and suggestions for further reading.
Includes index.
"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.
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.