Be-bomb: the transatlantic war of images and all that jazz, 1946-1956

by Oliver Feltham (Translator)

Compiled by the French historian Serge Guilbaut, Be-Bomb compares and contrasts the art produced in France and the US between 1946-1956 to explore how and why certain works became cultural icons and media images for great commercial success for respective each country. The book analyzes the aesthetic debate of the period when New York began replacing Paris as the nerve center of modern art.

784 pages, Paperback

First published March 15, 2008