ISBN10: 0300102305, ISBN13: 9780300102307, [publisher: Yale University Press, United States] Softcover Art of the Avant-Gardes discusses the development of modern art in the first third of the twentieth century. It introduces the main themes of art in the period and summarizes the political context in which art developed: the First World War, the Russian Revolution, and the subsequent consolidation of the European dictatorships. The book is the second volume in the Art of the Twentieth Century series. With hundreds of full color illustrations, the book presents numerous case studies that illuminate the important idea of expression in art, related questions of Orientalism and the primitive, aspects of Cubism, the development of abstract art, and the radical avant-garde movementsDada, Soviet Constructivism, Surrealism. Published in association with The Open University. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
[Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2004]