An art critic confronts the current art milieu, characterizing it as being without purpose or moral authority, and questions whether allegedly radical artists now reflect the culture of consumerism more than they challenge it.
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An art critic confronts the current art milieu, characterizing it as being without purpose or moral authority, and questions whether allegedly radical artists now reflect the culture of consumerism more than they challenge it.
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Janel Doyle cover. Very Good+ Book 29, 237 shelf. Slim trade paperback, gray covers. A few scattered inked marks to text. With extensive bibliography. Solid.
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NF. Book Trade soft cover in grey, red and white wraps, 8vo. Reprint edition. 133pp. Bibliography. NF. Light wear/curl to tips of corners of front wraps, light bump with no associated effects extreme upper spine end. Else as new: bright, tight, sharp and unmarked.
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Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Previous Owner Markings (Including Highlighting and Underlining); Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Spine Slightly Cocked; Edges Lightly Soiled; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. ALSO KNOWN AS: Portions of this book have appeared previously in Art in America and The New Criterion. CONTENTS: 1 Introduction: The Waning of the Modern Age 2 Individualism: Art for Art's Sake, or Art for Society's Sake? 3 Anxious Objects: Modes of Cultural Resistance 4 Bureaucratization: The Death of the Avant-Garde 5 Pluralism: The Tyranny of Freedom 6 Secularism: The Disenchantment of Art (Julian Schnabel Paints a Portrait of God) 7 Graffiti in Well-Lighted Rooms 8 Has Modernism Failed? Bibliography. SYNOPSIS: How is it, asks Suzi Gablik in her provocative study of the contemporary art world, that most of our radical artists now reflect the culture of consumerism more than they challenge it? And how is it that the avant-garde now supports a two-billion-dollar-a-year market in New York City alone; that instead of a small, elite audience, millions of people now crowd into exhibitions funded by patrons, corporations, foundations, and government grants? Has Modernism Failed? is one of the first books by a serious art critic to confront the social situation of contemporary art, to describe the resonance between the myriad styles, forms, and attitudes of contemporary art and the moral and economic setting in which this art occurs. Suzi Gablik adds ethical, sociological, and economic perspectives to her already formidable credentials as an art critic as she confronts an art milieu that seems to be without purpose or moral authority. This is one of the rare works of criticism that, with fervent intelligence, speaks to everyone who cares about the state of our culture. Suzi Gablik was born in New York City. Well known as a lecturer, she has taught at the University of the South, and her collages have been exhibited widely in the United States and abroad. Her previous books include Progress in Art and Magritte.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 300grams, ISBN: 9780500273852.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.
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