Description |
559 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. ports. ; 22 cm. |
Note |
Includes index. |
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Formerly CIP. Uk |
Contents |
Foreword -- Post-Impressionism -- Expressionism -- Futurism -- Cubism -- Art of the revolutions -- Dada -- Rational art -- Metaphysical painting -- Realism -- Hyperrealism -- Surrealism -- Art informel -- The New York School -- Pop Art -- Minimalism -- Conceptual Art-Arte Povera-Land Art -- Performance -- Body Art -- Transavanguardia -- Street Art -- New media -- Technical entries on the works -- Index of names -- Photo credits. |
Summary |
This volume is a retrospective of the art of the twentieth century features concise introductions to every major art movement, with over four hundred illustrations of works from some of the most famous artists of the century. This work enables the reader to become familiar with the world of contemporary art from futurism to pop-art, Dada to conceptual. Presented are some of the most famous artists of the twentieth-century -- from Arp to Brancusi, Bacon to Basquiat, Gris to Koons, Gaudi to Schnabel, Warhol to Grant Wood -- and their greatest masterworks. |
Language |
Translated from the Italian. |
Subject |
Art, Modern -- 20th century.
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Art, Modern. |
ISBN |
9788861308015 paperback |
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8861308015 paperback |
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