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Modern art : a very short introduction

Cottington, David. (Author).

Summary: Cottingham examines many key aspects of this subject, including the issue of controversy in modern art, from Manet's Dejeuner sur L'Herbe (1863) to Picasso's Les Demoiselles, and Tracey Emin's Bed (1999). He also looks at the role of the dealer from the main Cubist art dealer Kahnweiler, to Charles Saatchi.-publisher description.

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  • ISBN: 0192803646
  • ISBN: 9780192803641
  • Physical Description: print
    152 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
  • Publisher: Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2005.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 142-146) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Introduction: modern art: monument or mockery? -- Tracking the avant-garde -- Modern media, modern messages -- From Picasso to pop idols: the eminence of the artist -- Alchemical practices: modern art and consumerism -- Past the post: whatever next?
Subject: Art, Modern 20th century
Art, Modern 19th century

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Modern Art: a Very Short Introduction
Modern Art: a Very Short Introduction
by Cottington, David
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Modern Art: a Very Short Introduction

SectionSection DescriptionPage Number
Introduction
Introduction: Modern Art: Monument or Mockery?
1The formation of the Avant-Garde
2New media, new messages
3Somebody had to be Picasso: the artist as hero
4High and Low: culture and consumerism
5Past the post: whatever next?
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