Practices of Abstract Art : Between Anarchism and Appropriation.
Recent decades have seen a renewed interest in the phenomenon of abstract art, particularly regarding its ability to speak to the political, social, and cultural conditions of our times. This collection of essays, which looks at historical examples of artistic practice from the early pioneers of abs...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Newcastle-upon-Tyne :
Cambridge Scholars Publishing,
2016
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | Recent decades have seen a renewed interest in the phenomenon of abstract art, particularly regarding its ability to speak to the political, social, and cultural conditions of our times. This collection of essays, which looks at historical examples of artistic practice from the early pioneers of abstraction to late modernism, investigates the ambivalent role that abstraction has played in the visual arts and cultures of the last hundred years. In addition, it explores various theoretical and critical narratives that seek to articulate new perspectives on its legacy in the visual arts. From met. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (337 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781443856867 144385686X |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
