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 75
... moral attitudes but the commercial availability of penicillin . ) Grosz's theatre of capitalism was as clear and memorable as the plot of an old morality play . Here was absolute evil , without qualifications . ( Indeed , the Left ...
... moral attitudes but the commercial availability of penicillin . ) Grosz's theatre of capitalism was as clear and memorable as the plot of an old morality play . Here was absolute evil , without qualifications . ( Indeed , the Left ...
Page 129
... moral fables , and portentous ones at that ; he conceived of himself as a moral teacher , not just an engineer of visual sensation . This desire to preach to a wide audience on religious or ethical issues was just what most art would ...
... moral fables , and portentous ones at that ; he conceived of himself as a moral teacher , not just an engineer of visual sensation . This desire to preach to a wide audience on religious or ethical issues was just what most art would ...
Page 270
... moral faculties . No painter could have been less concerned with Impressionist happiness than van Gogh , which was just as well , since none was less equipped to enjoy it . One cannot imagine the colourists of the next generation , men ...
... moral faculties . No painter could have been less concerned with Impressionist happiness than van Gogh , which was just as well , since none was less equipped to enjoy it . One cannot imagine the colourists of the next generation , men ...
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