To view prices and purchase online, please login or create an account now.



Modern Art

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Modern Art
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Amy Dempsey
SeriesArt Essentials
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:176
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138
Category/GenreThe arts - general issues
Art and design styles - from c 1900 to now
ISBN/Barcode 9780500293225
ClassificationsDewey:709.04
Audience
General
Illustrations 90 Illustrations, color

Publishing Details

Publisher Thames & Hudson Ltd
Imprint Thames & Hudson Ltd
Publication Date 26 April 2018
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Modern Art takes the reader through individual movements from Impressionism to Conceptual Art, situating these within five broader chronological themes. Starting with Impressionism in 1860, Dempsey proceeds through the essentials of Modernism, the post-war New Disorder and beyond. The material is arranged with great care to lead the reader through over seventy essential topics of modern art in a practical and easy-to-navigate structure. Each boldly designed feature includes a clear definition of the theme, a list of key artists, features, media and collections, and expertly curated illustrations with explanatory captions. A reference section includes a useful glossary of modern art terms, an easy-to-navigate timeline and suggestions for further reading.

Author Biography

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.

Reviews

'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