Postmodernism |
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Author:
| Heartney, Eleanor |
Series title: | Movements in Modern Art Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-521-00438-1 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2001 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $32.95 |
Book Description:
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This volume is an introduction to the intellectual movement known as Postmodernism and its impact on the visual arts. In clear, jargon-free language, Eleanor Heartney situates Postmodernism historically, showing how it developed both in reaction to and as a result of some of the fundamental beliefs underlying Modernism, especially its positivist, universalizing aspects. She then analyzes paradigmatic Postmodern works of art by artists such as Cindy Sherman, Sherrie Levine, Jeff Koons...
More DescriptionThis volume is an introduction to the intellectual movement known as Postmodernism and its impact on the visual arts. In clear, jargon-free language, Eleanor Heartney situates Postmodernism historically, showing how it developed both in reaction to and as a result of some of the fundamental beliefs underlying Modernism, especially its positivist, universalizing aspects. She then analyzes paradigmatic Postmodern works of art by artists such as Cindy Sherman, Sherrie Levine, Jeff Koons and Robert Mapplethorpe. Her text provides a concise and articulate overview of the Postmodern phenomenon.