7 options
Modern art : a very short introduction / David Cottington.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cottington, David.
- Series:
- Very short introductions ; 120.
- Very short introductions ; 120
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Art, Modern--19th century.
- Art, Modern.
- Art, Modern--20th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (152 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2005.
- Summary:
- As public interest in modern art continues to grow, there is a real need for a book that will engage general readers, offering them not only information and ideas about modern art, but also explaining its contemporary relevance and its history.
- Contents:
- Introduction: modern art: monument or mockery?
- Tracking the avant-garde
- Modern media, modern messages
- From Picasso to pop idols: the eminence of the artist
- Alchemical practices: modern art and consumerism
- Past the post: whatever next?
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 142-146) and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-151676-7
- 1-4294-5962-X
- 1-280-75263-7
- OCLC:
- 99707379
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.