The Art Book

Hardback

Main Details

Title The Art Book
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Phaidon Editors
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:592
Dimensions(mm): Height 245,Width 210
Category/GenreThe arts - general issues
ISBN/Barcode 9781838661342
ClassificationsDewey:709
Audience
General
Edition Classic Format

Publishing Details

Publisher Phaidon Press Ltd
Imprint Phaidon Press Ltd
Publication Date 13 August 2020
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Updated for only the third time in its 16-year history, this new edition of the award-winning landmark publication has been refreshed with more than 40 important new artists, including many previously overlooked and marginal practitioners. The new edition spotlights more than 600 great artists from medieval to modern times. Breaking with traditional classifications, it throws together brilliant examples from all periods, schools, visions, and techniques, presenting an unparalleled visual sourcebook and a celebration of our rich, multifaceted culture

Author Biography

Artists featured for the first time in this edition include: Berenice Abbott, Hilma af Klint, El Anatsui, Romare Bearden, Mark Bradford, Cao Fei, Cecily Brown, Judy Chicago, John Currin, Guerrilla Girls, Lee Krasner, Jacob Lawrence, Kerry James Marshall, Joan Mitchell, Zanele Muholi, Takashi Murakami, Louise Nevelson, Clara Peeters, Jenny Saville, Wolfgang Tillmans, and more