Modern Art, 9780500293225
Paperback
Explore modern art’s revolutionary movements and key figures, simply explained.

Modern Art

art essentials series

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  • Paperback

    176 pages

  • Release Date

    31 March 2018

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Summary

Decoding Modern Art: A Journey Through Movements and Masterpieces

Modern Art guides the reader through distinct movements, from Impressionism to Conceptual Art, organized into five chronological themes.

Beginning with Impressionism in 1860, the book explores the core elements of Modernism, the post-war New Disorder, and beyond. The content is carefully structured, leading the reader through over seventy essential topics in a practical, easy-to-navigate format.

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780500293225
ISBN-10:0500293228
Series:Art Essentials
Author:Amy Dempsey
Publisher:Thames & Hudson Ltd
Imprint:Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:176
Release Date:31 March 2018
Weight:410g
Dimensions:216mm x 138mm
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Critics Review

‘The ideal companion for anyone wishing to understand the key developments in western art over the last century and a half’ - Caroline Douglas, Contemporary Art Society

About The Author

Amy Dempsey

Amy Dempsey is an art historian who studied under Rosalind Krauss at Hunter College in New York and received her doctorate from the Courtauld Institute of Art in London. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Dempsey has written for various London museums, including Tate, and is the author of Styles, Schools & Movements: The Essential Encyclopaedic Guide to Modern Art, Destination Art, and Modern Art in the Art Essentials series.

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