Dialogues with Degas: Influence and Antagonism in Contemporary Art

by Kathryn Brown

Book Overview

Dialogues with Degas demonstrates the ongoing relevance of Edgar Degas to 20th- and 21st-century ideas and art practices.

The first in-depth examination of this major artist's impact on contemporary art, this book explores how contemporary practitioners have used Degas's creativity as a springboard to engage imaginatively and critically with themes of colonialism, gender, race and class. Individual chapters are devoted to dialogues...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350258741
• ISBN13: 9781350258747
• Release Date: December 2024
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"