Art of the 20th Century
TASCHEN 25 - Special edition!
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 20th century.
An undertaking as immensely ambitious as this one deserves to be owned by everyone, which is why we decided to make a special, more compact edition of this two-volume classic in celebration of our 25th anniversary.
About the editor:
Ingo F. Walther (1940-2007) was born in Berlin and studied medieval studies, literature, and art history in Frankfurt am Main and Munich. He has published numerous books on the art of the Middle Ages and of the 19th and 20th centuries. Walther's many titles for TASCHEN include Picasso, Art of the 20th Century, and Codices Illustres.
About the author:
Klaus Honnef is honorary professor of photography theory at the Kassel Art Academy. He was one of the organizers of documenta 5 and documenta 6 in Kassel, and has been the curator of more than 500 exhibitions in Germany and abroad. He has written numerous books, including TASCHEN’s Contemporary Art (1988), Andy Warhol (1989), and Pop Art (2004).
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 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 |
- Reviews (5 items)
"Art has been defined many times over the last 100 years and it obtained social, political, and technological meanings. This special two volume book introducing great masterpieces and artists in the 20th century with compact edition was made to celebrate leading art publisher TASCHEN's 25th anniversary. Very well edited, reasonable, and now you will not hesitate to study art",
Do Something!, Tokyo, Japan
Do Something!, Tokyo, Japan
- Clippings (4 items)
Art of the 20th Century
Nacional, Croatia, December 13, 2005
Nacional, Croatia, December 13, 2005
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