Screen LibraryModern art : a very short introduction /
Cottingham examines many key aspects of this subject, including the issue of controversy in modern art, from Manet's Dejeuner sur L'Herbe (1863) to Picasso's Les Demoiselles, and Tracey Emin's Bed (1999). He also looks at the role of the dealer from the main Cubist art dealer Kah...
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Oxford University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford : |
| Publication Dates: | 2005. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Very short introductions ;
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| Summary: |
Cottingham examines many key aspects of this subject, including the issue of controversy in modern art, from Manet's Dejeuner sur L'Herbe (1863) to Picasso's Les Demoiselles, and Tracey Emin's Bed (1999). He also looks at the role of the dealer from the main Cubist art dealer Kahnweiler, to Charles Saatchi.-publisher description. |
| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Carrier Form: | viii, 152 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780192803641 (paperback) : 0192803646 (paperback) |
| Index Number: | N6490 |
| CLC: | J110.95 |
| Call Number: | J110.95/C848 |
| 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? |