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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
excellent art criticism for the neophyte,
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This review is from: The Bride and the Bachelors: Five Masters of the Avant-Garde (Mass Market Paperback)
this book is a surprisingly accessible work on the lives of five important artists (duchamp, cage, tinguely, rauschenberg, and cunningham) of the avant-garde, each working from a different discipline. tomkins has gathered exhaustive biographical data on each artist and the reader gets the impression that he is good friends with each of them. his critical stance on the artwork discussed is respectful, and he refrains from using a lot of artworld jargon. a very entertaining read.
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Amaze Your Friends With Your Knowledge of Modern Art!,
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This review is from: The Bride and the Bachelors: Five Masters of the Avant-Garde (Mass Market Paperback)
Tomkins' five essays are a great place to start if you've ever wondered about the purpose behind the "avant-garde" in art and want a general overview of its origins. The chapter on Jean Tinguely is especially fine: it is hard to resist the story of a man who builds robots designed to continuously paint abstracts, start fires or simply destroy themselves. The book is well written, easy to read and contains a subtle sense of humor. Reading this book will make you more intelligent.
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The Bride and the Bachelors: Five Masters of the Avant-Garde by Calvin Tomkins (Mass Market Paperback - November 8, 1968)
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