Description
Book SynopsisIncludes the developments in the study and practice of art. With a clear year-by-year structure, this book presents 130 articles, each focusing on a crucial event - such as the creation of a seminal work, the publication of an important text, or the opening of a major exhibition - to tell the myriad stories of art from 1900 to the present.
Trade Review'The definitive history of twentieth-century art ... spectacular, and painstakingly conceived' - Gaby Wood, Observer
'The book is important, not because it gives neat answers but because it raises questions' - Sir Nicholas Serota
'The significance of 'Art Since 1900' can’t be underestimated: psychoanalysis and poststructuralism are now inescapable methodologies that must be taken on board by mainstream art history' - Claire Bishop, Artforum
'A remarkable collective work. It criss-crosses the entire twentieth century in complex and fascinating ways. Written by four of the most innovative scholars of modern art history today, it is a landmark' - Briony Fer, University College London
'This is no ordinary survey ... it opens theoretical and historical perspectives on twentieth-century art with a sparkling clarity every reader will appreciate' - Mignon Nixon, Courtauld Institute of Art
'The truth is that this is a lot more than a book. In fact, think of it as a season ticket to all the world’s galleries, Google, and the far corners of the internet rolled into one … This is an extraordinary book, extraordinarily well managed' - Art Book Review
Table of ContentsHow to use this book * Preface: A reader's guide Introductions Psychoanalysis in modernism and as a method * The social history of art: models and concepts * Formalism and structuralism * Poststructuralism and deconstruction * Globalization, networks and the aggregate as form 1900 - 1909 * 1910 - 1919 * 1920 - 1929 * 1930 - 1939 * 1940 - 1944 * Roundtable: Art at mid-century * 1945 - 1949 * 1950 - 1959 * 1960 - 1969 * 1970 - 1979 * 1980 - 1989 * 1990 - 1999 * 2000 - 2015 * Roundtable: The predicament of contemporary art Glossary * Further Reading * Selected useful websites * Picture credits * Index
