The Shock of The New

The Shock of The New
2nd edition
The Shock of The New

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  • by Robert Hughes
  • Published: 01/09/1990
  • Edition: 2
  • ISBN: 9780070311275
  • Format: Print
  • Pages: 448

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This authoritative, lively book, based on the BBC Time-Life television series, provides a comprehensive survey of the birth and development of modern art and an updated discussion of the European and American art movements in the 70s and 80s including minimalist and public art, 70s American painting, German Neo-Expressionism, art by women, and environmental art. "The Future that Was," the final chapter, is completely rewritten and updated. 75% of the 275 illustrations in the revised edition are in 4-color.
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Contents

1. The Mechanical Paradise. 2. The Abiding Violence. 3. The Landscape of Pleasure. 4. Trouble in Utopia. 5. The Threshold of Liberty. 6. The View from the Edge. 7. Culture as Nature. 8. The Future That Was.
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ISBN (10-digit) 0070311277
ISBN 9780070311275
Authors Robert Hughes
Edition 2
Series B&B ART
Previous Edition's ISBN 0075543621
Binding Paperback / softback
Published 1 Sep 1990
Publication Status GOING OP
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