What are you looking at? : the surprising, shocking, and sometimes strange story of 150 years of modern art
Gompertz, Will, 1965-2012
Book
"We all know what Modern Art looks like. We've seen Monet's water lilies, we've admired Picasso's nudes, and we've gawked at Damien's shark, as well as the price tag. But what does it all mean? What is Modern Art? Who started it? Why do we love/hate it? And why is it such big money? What Are You Looking At? takes the reader on a captivating tour of modern art from Impressionism to the present day, telling the story of the movements, the artists and the wonderful works that not only changed art forever, but helped create and define the modern world. Refreshing, irreverent and extremely accessible, the book is rich with extraordinary tales and anecdotes - a coffee morning in Paris with Monet and the Impressionists, Marcel Duchamp purchasing his famous urinal, Sir Nicholas Serota, the Director of the Tate Empire confessing his terror at not knowing what to think every time he encounters a work of art for the first time. It also lifts the lid on the astronomically expensive art sales - how buying modern art has become a sound investment- and explains how the market really works - the artists, the dealers, the auction houses and the curators.
Main title:
Author:
Edition:
1st ed.
Imprint:
New York : Dutton, 2012
Collation:
xxi, 435 p., 16 p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
Contents:
Introduction : What are you looking at? -- The fountain, 1917 -- Pre-Impressionism : getting real, 1820-70 -- Impressionism : painters of modern life, 1870-90 -- Post-Impressionism : branching out, 1880-1906 -- Cézanne : the father of us all, 1839-1906 -- Primitivism, 1880-1930/Fauvism, 1905-10 : primal scream -- Cubism : another point of view, 1907-14 -- Futurism : fast forward, 1909-19 -- Kandinsky/Orphism/Blue Rider : the sound of music, 1910-14 -- Suprematism/Constructivism : the Russians, 1915-25 -- Neo-Plasticism : gridlock. 1917-31 -- Bauhaus : school reunion, 1919-33 -- Dadaism : anarchy rules, 1916-23 -- Surrealism : living the dream, 1924-45 -- Abstract Expressionism : the Grand Gesture, 1943-70 -- Pop art : retail therapy, 1956-70 -- Conceptualism/Fluxus/Arte Povera/performance art : mind games, 1952 onward -- Minimalism : untitled, 1960-75 -- Postmodernism : false identity, 1970-89 -- Art now : fame and fortune, 1988-2008-today.
ISBN:
9780525952671 (hardback)0525952675 (hardback)
Dewey class:
709
LC class:
N6447.5
Language:
English
BRN:
142587
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| Library at the Dock | -Art and Culture | ARTS 709 GOMP | Available |