Has modernism failed? / Suzi Gablik.
By: Gablik, Suzi [author]
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BookPublisher: London : Thames and Hudson, 1984Description: 133 pages ; 25 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0500273855 (paperback).Subject(s): Modernism (Art) | Art, Modern -- 20th century | Art and society -- History -- 20th centuryDDC classification: 700.1 Summary: "How is it, asks Suzi Gablik in her provocative study of the contemporary art world, that most of our radical artists now reflect the culture of consumerism more than they challenge it? And how is it that the avant-garde now supports a two-billion-dollar-a-year market in New York City alone; that instead of a small, elite audience, millions of people now crowd into exhibitions funded by patrons, corporations, foundations, and government grants? Has Modernism Failed? is one of the first books by a serious art critic to confront the social situation of contemporary art, to describe the resonance between the myriad styles, forms, and attitudes of contemporary art and the moral and economic setting in which this art occurs. Suzi Gablik adds ethical, sociological, and economic perspectives to her already formidable credentials as an art critic as she confronts an art milieu that seems to be without purpose or moral authority. This is one of the rare works of criticism that, with fervent intelligence, speaks to everyone who cares about the state of our culture." -- Back cover.
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| General lending | MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Lending | 700.1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 00230307 | ||
| General lending | MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Lending | 700.1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00064762 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
An art critic confronts the current art milieu, characterizing it as being without purpose or moral authority, and questions whether allegedly radical artists now reflect the culture of consumerism more than they challenge it.
Includes bibliographic references.
"How is it, asks Suzi Gablik in her provocative study of the contemporary art world, that most of our radical artists now reflect the culture of consumerism more than they challenge it? And how is it that the avant-garde now supports a two-billion-dollar-a-year market in New York City alone; that instead of a small, elite audience, millions of people now crowd into exhibitions funded by patrons, corporations, foundations, and government grants? Has Modernism Failed? is one of the first books by a serious art critic to confront the social situation of contemporary art, to describe the resonance between the myriad styles, forms, and attitudes of contemporary art and the moral and economic setting in which this art occurs. Suzi Gablik adds ethical, sociological, and economic perspectives to her already formidable credentials as an art critic as she confronts an art milieu that seems to be without purpose or moral authority. This is one of the rare works of criticism that, with fervent intelligence, speaks to everyone who cares about the state of our culture." -- Back cover.