Modern art : a very short introduction / David Cottington.
Modern art : a very short introduction / David Cottington.
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Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Date
2005.
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N709.04/124
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English
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152 p. ; 18 cm.
Contents
Introduction : modern art - monument or mockery? -- 1. Tracking the avant-garde -- 2. Modern media, modern messages -- 3. From Picasso to pop idols : the eminence of the artist -- 4. Alchemical practices : modern art and consumerism -- 5. Past the post : whatever next?
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Publisher
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2005.
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England
Date Published
2005.
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State Reference Library copy: To be issued in Supervised Use Area.
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Summary
"As witnessed by the spectacular success of Tate Modern and the newly reopened Museum of Modern Art in New York, public interest in modern art continues to grow. At the same time, there is much bewilderment about the works of art themselves, and about the term 'modern'." "Highlighting the issue of controversy in modern art, from Manet's Dejeuner su...
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Modern art : a very short introduction / David Cottington.
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Very short introductions.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 142-146) and index.
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Other version (online)
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N709.04/124
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74VKPjXj4Kyg
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ISBN
0192803646 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780192803641 (alk. paper)
0192803646 (alk. paper)
9780192803641 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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709.04
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991019741539702626
