Arte del Siglo XX [2 Tomos]

by K. Ruhrberg

Art of the 20th Century

No art lover should be without this book, and now that this new version is available you have no more excuses!

An undertaking as immensely ambitious as this one deserves to be owned by everyone, which is why we decided to shrink the original huge two-volume hardcover set down to a manageable size and price-for those of you with small coffee tables or smaller budgets. Now you'll find in one flexi-cover volume the world's best overview of 20th century art.

Who could possibly have forecast on New Year's Eve 1899 that, one hundred years later, painting and sculpture would be only options, not prerequisites? The term "art" has been defined and redefined so many times over the last 100 years that it has gained entirely new social, political, and technological meanings.

Ranging across the full spectrum of disciplines available, including photography and new media, and thematically chaptered to highlight relationships between works and movements, this readable and encyclopaedic masterwork does just what it says on the cover. Whether you want Surrealism or Land Art, Fluxus or Bauhaus, this is your be-all, end-all guide to art of the past 100 years.

The authors:
Karl Ruhrberg, exhibition curator and museum director, proves that writing about art can be as compelling as the art itself.

Manfred Schneckenburger, artistic director of two documentas, describes the changes in the Plastic Arts and shows the identity crisis of the century to be the driving principle in the art-work of our time.

Christiane Fricke explores the diverse arenas of the New Media, from Happenings to Fluxus, and Live Art to Video.

Klaus Honnef, co-curator of documenta 5 and 6 and renowned director of photography exhibitions, examines the history of photography.

The editor:
Ingo F. Walther, born in Berlin in 1940, edited this volume and wrote the biographies in the glossary. He studied literature and art history at Frankfurt am Main and Munich and has written and edited numerous studies of 19th and 20th century art, among them "Pablo Picasso" (with C.-P. Warncke, 2 vols., TASCHEN).

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, Art History, History, Reference, Art Design

840 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

Reviews

[Janice]

Read half of it. Its got lots of pretty pictures, but hard to read and make sense of text if you are coming to art without any background. It like walking into a casual conversation about the cousins of the people in the village you just moved into.

[Mike · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good for browsing during a weekend at the lake. Informative. A bit dense (lots of text and small photos), would have liked larger graphics. I wonder when there will be a tremendous e-book with the same coverage but larger graphics.

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[Brienne Wong · Rating 2 out of 5]

It had so many typos and errors that it was frustrating to read.

[Megangoldberg · Rating 5 out of 5]

The way you talk about your dreams ignites a fire in me. Let's explore them together, a little closer, under the moonlight.

[Fran · Rating 5 out of 5]

excellent introduction to the 20th

Art of the 20th Century
Walther, Ingo F. (Editor)
Ruhrberg, K., Schneckenburger, M. / Fricke, C., Honnef, K.
Softcover, 2 vol. in a slipcase, 19.6 x 25.8 cm (7.7 x 10.2 in.), 840 pages
$ 29.99

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"This is visual luxury – a work of book art in itself." -Entertainment Weekly, Los Angeles art

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well rounded introduction into 20th century art. Quality reprints and diverse selection of works. I wasn't expecting so much text, but the writing is informative and interesting. There are a few small typographical errors that can be distracting, but they don't detract from the overall quality of the work.

[Lukas Bravo Nicolas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Uno de los mejores libros introductorios sobre arte del siglo XX. El primer tomo que trata sobre la pintura es bastante completo, el segundo libro cojea un poco, pero la información es la suficiente para entender la escultura y el arte de medios no tradicionales.
El mayor problema para mí, es el tamaño de la letra, es pequeña

[Erik Thibaut · Rating 4 out of 5]

Zeer markant overzicht. Brengt orde in chaos en vertelt verhalen, dus essentie van kunst. Soms wat wollig en barok taalgebruik, maar dat doet niets af van de prima samenvatting van schilderkunst in de 20ste eeuw

[Alex]

ART of the 20th Century by Klaus Honnef (2000)

[Janin · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good art history book for approaching our current times.

[John · Rating 5 out of 5]

Need more POC representation-- Americas