Does modern art "express the times" or is it a series of wilful aberrations? Do we have any way of judging its success or failures? This text argues that unlike writers and composers, who have come to terms with mass-production and the technology of infinite repetition, painters still cling to the unique art-object, the product of the artist's own hands. The result is a succession of attempts to find relevance and meaning that are doomed to failure. This thesis contributes to a dilemma of our time, and would interest artists and critics alike.
- ISBN10 050055031X
- ISBN13 9780500550311
- Publish Date 18 January 1999
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 20 August 1999
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 48
- Language English