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The shock of the new

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Knopf, Aug 13, 1991 - Art - 444 pages
An illustrated history of modern art describes the origins of modern painting, sculpture, and architecture, shows how world events affected the art, and explains why the movement is near its end

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Great writing voices. - Goodreads
the best introduction to modern art i know of. - Goodreads
Robert Hughes' prose flows, clear and crisp. - Goodreads
An art writer who can actually write, too. - Goodreads

Review: The Shock of the New

User Review  - Trevor - Goodreads

The first few episodes of this – I watched this, by the way, but will need to get hold of the book now – are nearly entirely a rip off of Walter Benjamin's work, particularly his Art in the Age of ... Read full review

Review: The Shock of the New

User Review  - Fraser Kinnear - Goodreads

This was an epic read for me. I saw Hughes give an interview on Charlie Rose and kept his book in mind until I ran across it at my favorite book store in LA. I've read a few art history books before ... Read full review

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About the author (1991)

About the Author:
Born in Sydney, Australia, in 1938, Robert Hughes has been the art critic of Time since he moved from Europe to the United States in 1970. His books--The Shock of the New, The Fatal Shore, Nothing if Not Critical, Barcelona--have won many awards in Australia, America, and Europe, most recently
(1992) the international El Brusi prize for literature and communications given by the Olimpiada Cultural in Barcelona.

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