The 20th Century Art Book
by Phaidon Press
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An alphabetically-arranged selection of 500 artists, each entry consisting of a large colour image of an artwork and a short text about the artist and his/her work. Also includes a glossary of terms, a glossary of artistic movements and a directory of museums and galleries.Tags
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One of the most complete representations of this century's art to hit the shelves in years, The 20th-Century Art Book offers 500 full-page reproductions, each by a different artist. No matter how famous, each artist has but one page, accompanied by a concise, informative block of text. Presented in alphabetical order, each artist, regardless of stature, is treated in exactly the same manner as the other 499 others in the book. Some images are delightfully complimented, others deeply agitated by the work that, by chance of the alphabet, happens to lie on the facing page.
A lesson in how modern art's questions are the questions that we need to ask ourselves every day. Photographs for art as an overview.
learned a lot. the small write-ups were jam packed
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Phaidon pocket books (20th Century Art)
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- Original title
- The 20th Century Art Book
- Original publication date
- 1996
- People/Characters
- Hermann Nitsch; Andy Warhol
- First words
- More than any other era, the twentieth century offered us an unrivalled galaxy of styles and approaches to art.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Although Vorticism did not survive the First World War, it was significant as the first movement toward abstraction in British art.
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- Dutch, English, Portuguese, Spanish
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