Movements in Art Since 1945

by Edward Lucie-Smith

Book Overview

The fifth edition reflects the latest developments in a wide-ranging introduction and nine new chapters that deal with the radical transformations that have taken place in contemporary art. Among the topics covered are the increasing dominance of photography, film, and video, and the emergence of a new post-Post-Expressionist group of "Abject" artists whose work stresses feelings of alienation in Western industrial societies, often through the reintroduction...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 050020344X
• ISBN13: 9780500203446
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.4"