Art of the 20th century / Ruhrberg ... [et al. ; edited by Ingo F. Walther].
Contributor(s): Ruhrberg, Karl
| Walther, Ingo F.
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BookPublisher: Koln : Taschen, 2000Description: 840 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 3822859079.Subject(s): Art, Modern -- 20th century -- History | Artists -- BiographyDDC classification: 709.04 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Lending | 709.04 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00131540 |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The original edition of this ambitious reference was published in hardcover in 1998, in two oversize volumes (10x13"). This edition combines the two volumes into one; it's paperbound ("flexi-cover"--the paper has a plastic coating), smaller (8x10", and affordable for art book buyers with shallower pockets--none of whom should pass it by. The scope is encyclopedic: half the work (originally the first volume) is devoted to painting; the other half to sculpture, new media, and photography. Chapters are arranged thematically, and each page displays several examples (in color) of work under discussion. The final section, a lexicon of artists, includes a small bandw photo of each artist, as well as biographical information and details of work, writings, and exhibitions. Ruhrberg and the three other authors are veteran art historians, curators, and writers, as is editor Walther. c. Book News Inc.
Translated from the German.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Vol. 1. Painting / by Karl Ruhrberg -- Prologue to Modernism -- The world as symbol -- The break with history -- Expression and form -- Classicism and imagination -- The end of illusion -- Revolt and Poetry -- Abstration and reality -- The face of the century -- Between revolt and acceptance -- The Paris-New York Shift -- Painting as a Mind-Game -- Beyond Utopia -- At this Writing -- Vol. 2. Sculpture / by Manfred Schneckenburger. New media / by Christiane Fricke. Photography / by Klaus Honnef. Lexicon of artists / by Ingo F. Walther.