The Shock of the NewA beautifully illustrated hundred-year history of modern art, from cubism to pop and avant-guard. More than 250 color photos. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved. |
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Page 93
... abstract art , it is quite decipherable , given the length of time one might normally accord it in a museum : the sharp red triangle , symbolizing the unified power of the Bolsheviks , thrust into the scattered units of the White ...
... abstract art , it is quite decipherable , given the length of time one might normally accord it in a museum : the sharp red triangle , symbolizing the unified power of the Bolsheviks , thrust into the scattered units of the White ...
Page 330
... art . In 1950 , Davis declared : " I like popular art , Topical Ideas , and not High Culture or Modernistic Formalism . I care nothing for Abstract Art as such , but only as it evidences a contemporary language of vision suited to ...
... art . In 1950 , Davis declared : " I like popular art , Topical Ideas , and not High Culture or Modernistic Formalism . I care nothing for Abstract Art as such , but only as it evidences a contemporary language of vision suited to ...
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... Abstract Expressionism , 154 , 159 , 202 , 238 , 260 , 265 , 292 , 294 , 301-23 , 335 , 375 , 377 ; link to Surrealism , 259-62 , 311 , 316 ; reaction of Pop art , 335 , 340 , 351-3 , 357 Acconci , Vito , 268 " Action painting , " 294 ...
... Abstract Expressionism , 154 , 159 , 202 , 238 , 260 , 265 , 292 , 294 , 301-23 , 335 , 375 , 377 ; link to Surrealism , 259-62 , 311 , 316 ; reaction of Pop art , 335 , 340 , 351-3 , 357 Acconci , Vito , 268 " Action painting , " 294 ...
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