Art Under Attack: Histories of British Iconoclasm

by Tabitha Barber

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Published to accompany a major exhibition at Tate Britain, this fully illustrated catalogue explores the history of attacks on art in Britain, from the reformation of the sixteenth century to the present day, demonstrating how religious, political, moral and aesthetic controversy can become arenas for assaults on art. Through eight essays, the broad subject of iconoclasm is broken into three overarching themes: the state-sanctioned iconoclastic zeal of religious reformers, who aimed to purge both churches and minds of the sin of idolatry; the symbolic statue-breaking that accompanies political change such as the targeted attacks on cultural heritage by the...Read more
  • ISBN10 1849760306
  • ISBN13 9781849760300
  • Publish Date 1 November 2013
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 14 June 2022
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Tate Publishing
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 192
  • Language English