Modern Art: A Critical Introduction

by Pam Meecham and Julie Sheldon

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This exciting textbook provides a lively introduction to modern and postmodern art.

Spanning a century of art from Manet to Hirst and Whitread, the authors follow the development to traditional genres, such as the female nude, and trace the emergence of new theories and approaches which fragmented modern art into a bewildering variety of 'isms' from Expressionism to post modernism.

The book:

*explores key themes of the modern era, such as the figure of the nude, the changing nature of self-expression, and the question of the display of art works
*covers the major art movements of the twentieth century
*relates artistic movements to their social and cultural contexts
*is richly illustrated with over 100 pictures.

  • ISBN10 0415172349
  • ISBN13 9780415172349
  • Publish Date 10 February 2000
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 11 November 2007
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Imprint Routledge
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 280
  • Language English