Description
Stephen Bann examines the arguments for the centrality of French modernist painting. He begins by focusing particularly on the notion of the modernist break, as it has been interpreted with regard to painters like Manet and Ingres. He argues that 'curiosity', with its origins in the seventeenth-century world-view can be a valid concept for understanding some aspects of contemporary art that contest the modern, suggesting ways of sidetracking the modern by adopting a lengthier historical view.
About the Author
Stephen Bann, Margaret MacNamidhe
Book Information
ISBN 9780415974226
Author Stephen Bann
Format Paperback
Page Count 234
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Series Theories of Modernism and Postmodernism in the Visual Arts
Weight(grams) 430g