SALON TO BIENNIAL explores the development of modern art as shown through a series of highly influential group exhibitions. It is the most important reference book available on the subject, and the only book available that charts these groundbreaking events in such detail and scope. Volume I opens with the revolutionary first Salon des Refusés in Paris in 1863, and concludes with the multi-locational international exhibition 'The New American Painting,' organized by the Museum of Modern Art, New York, in 1958-59. SALON TO BIENNIAL depicts a wealth of rare documentary material and ephemera, including installation photographs, publications, and reviews of the period surrounding each exhibition. It is an exceptional sourcebook for anyone interested in the history of twentieth-century art, exhibition design, or curatorial practice.
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Altshuler (director, museum studies, Graduate Sch. of Arts & Sciences, NYU; The Avant-Garde in Exhibition) revivifies all the great exhibitions of modern art history—including the Armory Show in New York (1913) and Exposition Internationale du Surréalisme in Paris (1938)—in two massive volumes (the second volume is scheduled for publication later this year). This first tome starts with the Salon des Refusés in Paris (1863), when the emperor of France decreed that artists not admitted by the picky jury (Édouard Manet was one) could show in the other end of the exhibition hall. For each of the 24 included exhibitions, Altshuler includes a page of overview, a list of the artists, a selection of contemporary criticism, and a variety of ephemera including cartoons, brochures, and tickets. The greatest lack is illustrations of the artwork, although it would be difficult to pack them into this already large book. Coverage is global from dada in Berlin to modernism in London, with an engaging detour to the Gutai Exhibition in Tokyo (1955). Aimed at art historians and artists, this is accessible to the general public.—David McClelland, Philadelphia
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About the Author
Bruce Altshuler is Director of the Program in Museum Studies, Graduate School of Arts and Science, New York University. Altshuler is the author of THE AVANT-GARDE IN EXHIBITION: NEW ART IN THE 20TH CENTURY and ISAMU NOGUCHI; editor of COLLECTING THE NEW: MUSEUMS AND CONTEMPORARY ART; and co-editor of ISAMU NOGUCHI: ESSAYS AND CONVERSATIONS. He has published numerous essays on modern and contemporary art and holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Harvard University.
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Roberta Smith in The New York Times, Nov. 27, 2008: "One of the most interesting books of the season takes a nothing-but-the-facts bead on a subject of increasing art historical study: the exhibitions that have introduced most modern art to the public. Thick and very orange, Salon to Biennial ... is a marvel of information, organization and design. ... it combines engaging analysis with myriad details to create in-depth portraits of exhibitions that are known, but not well."
The Sunday Times (London), Nov. 30, 2008: ""Academic" is a dirty word, I know, but even - I mean especially - the Courtauld-educated like getting art books for Christmas. So, if I'm honest, what I'd like, please, is one of the most remarkable art books of the year. It's Salon to Biennial by Bruce Altshuler, which documents the most important group exhibitions in Europe and North America between 1863 and 1959. ... The contents of each are illustrated, as is a multitude of installation shots. Complete with contemporary reviews, it's an art historian's heaven." The Economist, Dec. 4, 2008: "The story of the medium through which most art lovers have experienced modern art: the big group show. A must for anyone interested in art, politics and taste in the 20th century."
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Any student of Western art would not only benefit from, but also enjoy the historical thread provided by this weighty book's coverage of a selection of special exhibitions held between 1863 and 1959. (And, people who may find themselves responsible for future art exhibitions at museums will find this an essential text.)
The art works and artists included in each exhibit, its physical layout, and, importantly, contemporary critical reviews are all provided. On a higher level, this book serves to reaffirm the importance of expressive freedom--both to create and criticize--as a bedrock marker for a healthy society. The chapter on the 1937 Degenerate Art show by the Nazi government of Germany provides a jarring reminder of this point.
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