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 11
... living in Greek and Roman antiquity Here , even the automobiles seem to be ancient Only religion has remained brand new , religion Has remained simple as simple as the aerodrome hangars It's God who dies Friday and rises again on Sunday ...
... living in Greek and Roman antiquity Here , even the automobiles seem to be ancient Only religion has remained brand new , religion Has remained simple as simple as the aerodrome hangars It's God who dies Friday and rises again on Sunday ...
Page 60
... living as a cabaret actress and Ball played the piano , it seemed natural for them to open their own tiny cabaret , " a centre for artistic entertainment , ” as Ball put it , with " daily meetings where visiting artists will perform ...
... living as a cabaret actress and Ball played the piano , it seemed natural for them to open their own tiny cabaret , " a centre for artistic entertainment , ” as Ball put it , with " daily meetings where visiting artists will perform ...
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... living beauty - better and more vividly . " But contemporaneity meant the machine ; and so in Goncharova's paintings , as in early Malevich or even Chagall , one sees incessant references to the machine aesthetic : Goncharova's steam ...
... living beauty - better and more vividly . " But contemporaneity meant the machine ; and so in Goncharova's paintings , as in early Malevich or even Chagall , one sees incessant references to the machine aesthetic : Goncharova's steam ...
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