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This Is Modern Art

by Matthew Collings
This Is Modern Art
This Is Modern Art

Unveiling the provocative world of contemporary art.

If you're intrigued by the bold statements and vibrant works that shake the art world today, "This Is Modern Art" is a canvas you can't ignore. It uncovers the often misunderstood narratives and the daring artists who craft them, providing a backstage pass into the high-octane debates and controversies that define modern art. Dive in and experience the colors, the critiques, and the conversations that fuel the most dynamic segment of the art scene.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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This Is Modern Art

by Matthew Collings
ISBN: 9780823053629
Authors: Matthew Collings
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Date of Publication: 2000-04-15
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Philosophy, Art
Related Topics: Art History
Goodreads rating: 3.91
(rated by 216 readers)

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Yes, it's shocking and sensational and makes headlines, but is it art? What happened to beauty and loveliness? Modern works by "Brit Brats" and other explosive artists are explored in this knowing book that combines hard art historical information with refreshingly candid, wonderfully readable reflections on today's dynamic art scene. Each of six chapters becomes a journey, a tour around the world to art galleries, museums, and artists' studios, a trip back and forth in time—from the earliest heroic beginnings of modern art to the circuslike atmosphere of Sensation, the famous/infamous exhibition seen recently by record-breaking museum crowds on both sides of the Atlantic. These gorgeously illustrated rides are by turns smooth, surprising, alarming, but they are always informative and entertaining in answering such essential questions: Will future generations accept today's art as a vivid expression of how life was really lived during the 1990s? Or will they scratch their heads and wonder how we could have put up with such stuff—how we could have valued it as art?
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Unveiling the provocative world of contemporary art.

If you're intrigued by the bold statements and vibrant works that shake the art world today, "This Is Modern Art" is a canvas you can't ignore. It uncovers the often misunderstood narratives and the daring artists who craft them, providing a backstage pass into the high-octane debates and controversies that define modern art. Dive in and experience the colors, the critiques, and the conversations that fuel the most dynamic segment of the art scene.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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