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100 Works of Art That Will Define Our Age
Kelly Grovier
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Description for 100 Works of Art That Will Define Our Age
Paperback. Which contemporary artworks best capture the zeitgeist of the late 20th and early 21st centuries? This book, written by one of the freshest and most exciting voices in cultural criticism, predicts which artists and artworks from the past two decades will come to define our age through their power to question, provoke and inspire. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Just as Picasso's Guernica or Gericault's Raft of the Medusa survive as powerful cultural documents of their time, there will be works from our own era that will endure for generations to come. But which ones? Which contemporary artworks best capture the zeitgeist of the late 20th and early 21st centuries? This bold and engaging book, written by one of the freshest and most exciting voices in cultural criticism, predicts which artists and artworks from the past two decades will come to define our age through their power to question, provoke and inspire. This is essential and enjoyable reading for ... Read more
Just as Picasso's Guernica or Gericault's Raft of the Medusa survive as powerful cultural documents of their time, there will be works from our own era that will endure for generations to come. But which ones? Which contemporary artworks best capture the zeitgeist of the late 20th and early 21st centuries? This bold and engaging book, written by one of the freshest and most exciting voices in cultural criticism, predicts which artists and artworks from the past two decades will come to define our age through their power to question, provoke and inspire. This is essential and enjoyable reading for ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
1590g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780500292204
SKU
V9780500292204
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About Kelly Grovier
Kelly Grovier is a poet and cultural critic. He is a columnist and feature writer for BBC Culture and his writings on art have appeared in The Times Literary Supplement, The Independent, The Sunday Times, The Observer, The RA Magazine, and Wired. Educated at the University of California, Los Angeles, and at the University of Oxford, he is co-founder of ... Read more
Reviews for 100 Works of Art That Will Define Our Age
'Audacious ... a great introduction for anyone keen to get to grips with the headline-grabbers of the past two decades' - Time Out 'A marvellous combination of aesthetic sensibility, poetic imagery, and charming wit ... a major addition to the literature of art criticism and philosophy' - Library Journal 'One of the most exciting new art critics ... Thumbing through ... Read more