Art Theory and Criticism: An Anthology of Formalist, Avant-Garde, Contextualist, and Post Modernist Thought [Paperback]

Sally Everett (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1995 | ISBN-10: 0786401400 | ISBN-13: 978-0786401406 | Edition: 2

Arranged chronologically, the essays in this book-each brilliantly introduced by the editor-deal with the way art and culture interact in modern times. Each author focuses on one aspect of modern art and its relation to culture by analyzing, questioning or refuting the ideas about art that people just assume are true. The essays are also grouped into one of four different models used by art theorists today: the formalist (in which the works of art describe the processes of making art), the avant-garde (art that threatens the status quo), the contextualist (in which art can exist only in a specific situation or context), and the post-modernist (stating that art is not completely detached from popular culture).

Product Details

• Paperback: 296 pages
• Publisher: Mcfarland & Co Inc Pub; 2 edition (January 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786401400
• ISBN-13: 978-0786401406
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #702,888 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Good reference book for students of Art History, December 29, 2009

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This review is from: Art Theory and Criticism: An Anthology of Formalist, Avant-Garde, Contextualist, and Post Modernist Thought (Paperback)

Sally Everett was my professor for art theory and criticism. She was insightful and challenging. This is a book that will guide the student through concepts and the impact of art and art movements on society and culture.