millennium conceptual international expressionism

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2 reviews

Merrell Publishers, 2007

Well defined and intens.
It's an interesting book full of information and well presented. Gives a good view of Contemporary Chinese art and it's easy to handle. jill Lindström

Land Art (Basic Art)
Michael Lailach

Taschen, 2007

The earth as canvas In the mid-60s, artists in the USA and Europe began planning works for sites outside the narrow boundaries of galleries and museums. It began with ephemeral enhancements or traces left in deserted landscapes, in the deserts of America, or in the moors of Scotland. Following this were spectacular earthen sculptures of gigantic proportions, some of which are still in the process of completion today. One distinguishing feature ...

Conceptual Art (Basic Art S.)

1 review
Daniel Marzona

Taschen, 2005

An otherwise helpful reference sorely diminished by self-promotion
If you take Daniel Marzona's word for it, fully half of the most significant works in Conceptual Art were owned by his parents. I'm not kidding: of the 34 artists whose work forms the main body of his book, fully 17 are represented by pieces which reside in the "Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Marzona Collection." Unfortunately, these featured projects are often not the most representative, most ...

Abstract Expressionism (Basic Art S.)
Barbara Hess

Taschen, 2005

The language of paint "Abstract expressionism" refers to the non-representational use of form and color as a means of expression that emerged in America in the 1940s, largely thanks to the innovative work of Arshile Gorky. Interestingly, abstract expressionism is considered to be the first movement originating in America to have a worldwide influence. Two very different sub-categories of the movement developed: "action painting" (exemplified ...

Video Art (Basic Art)

Taschen, 2006

The immediacy and accessibility of video makes it an ideal medium for artists who want to work with sound and moving image; no sooner than video cameras were available to the public in the 1970s were artists already beginning to experiment with the possibilities of video. Though it took decades for it to be widely embraced by mainstream art, video is now firmly accepted as an important medium, thanks to the work of artists such as Matthew ...

Photo Art

Aperture, 2008

More adventurous in scope than other comparable compendiums, Photo Art is a vast critical survey of contemporary conceptual-oriented photography. It particularly addresses the work of artists emerging in Western and Eastern Europe--many of whom will be new to American audiences--and presents critical contexts for their work in accompanying essays. Gathering more than 120 image-makers from around the globe, this luscious compendium reads like ...

Art Now: Volume 2

4 reviews

Taschen, 2005

Keep Pace with the Changing Art Scene
What is 'contemporary art' - a question whose answer changes almost on a daily basis - is the topic that floods the pages of this every fine Taschen Book. Edited by Uta Grosenick this generously illustrated volume is about as democratic as a survey can be. The artists discussed are those before the public today and are presented in the alphabetical listing that precludes lumping them into ...

New Media Art (Taschen Basic Art Series)

Taschen, 2006

Art in the age of digital communication Artists have always been early adopters of emerging media technologies, from Albrecht D?rer and his use of the printing press in the 16th century to Nam June Paik's experiments with video in the 1960s. In 1994, the advent of the Internet as a popular medium catalyzed a global art movement that began to explore the cultural, social, and aesthetic possibilities of such new communication technologies as the ...

Pop Art (Basic Art)
Honnef Klaus

Taschen, 2004

Pop artists of the 1960s, heralded by the Great Andy Warhol, commented on everything from mainstream media to consumer society to advertising to product packaging with colorful and often comical works. Pop Art's profound influence on contemporary art and culture remains prominent today. Nowhere else can you find so much Pop Art in such a compact, stylish book!

Expressionism (Taschen Basic Art)

1 review
Norbert Wolf

Taschen, 2004

Helpful study tool
I ordered this book for an introductory art history class and it was a very helpful aid in studying the Expressionist movement. The info and visuals of the paintings are great.

Surrealism (Basic Art)

1 review
Cathrin Klingsohr-Leroy

Taschen, 2004

Comprehensive
Great overview of this movement. I especially like the photographs and information about the individual artworks.

Cubism (Taschen Basic Art)
Anne Gantefuhrer-Trier

Taschen, 2004

As you'll find out in this guide to the fundamentals of cubism, there is more to the genre than its most famous proponent. Cubism -- often identified by flattened, geometric shapes, overlapping, simplified forms and fragmented spatial planes -- was quite possibly the most influential movement in 20th-century art. Featured artists: Pablo Picasso, Edmond Fortier, Paul Cizanne, George Braque, Henri Le Fauconnier, Jean Metzinger, Fernand Liger, Juan ...

Minimal Art (Taschen Basic Art)

1 review
Daniel Marzona

Taschen, 2004

review of Minimal Art
Due to its brevity (94 pages), this book should be considered a primer on Minimal Art. The book is divided into two sections; the first is a brief history of the artists who immediately preceeded and were contemporary with early Minimalism (the 1960s), such as the Abstract Expressionists, Pop artists, Jasper Johns, and Robert Rauschenberg. The origins of the term "Minimal Art" are discussed; ...

Art Now
Uta Grosenick

Taschen, 2005

Futurism (Basic Art)

1 review
Sylvia Martin

Taschen, 2005

Essential
Great overview of this movement. I especially like the photographs and information about the individual artworks.

Women Artists
Ilka Becker

Taschen, 2005

It's a women's world (TASCHEN's 25th anniversary special edition) Featured artists: Marina Abramovic, Laurie Anderson, Janine Antoni, Vanessa Beecroft, Louise Bourgeois, Hanne Darboven, Sonia Delaunay, Rineke Dijkstra, Marlene Dumas, Tracey Emin, Valie Export, Sylvie Fleury, Katharina Fritsch, Ellen Gallagher, Isa Genzken, Nan Goldin, Natalia Goncharova, Barbara Hepworth, Eva Hesse, Hannah H?ch, Candida H?fer, Nancy Holt, Jenny Holzer, Rebecca ...

International Art Galleries: Post-War to Post-Millennium
Luca Cerizza, Stephane Correard, ...

Dumont Literatur und Kunst Verlag, 2006

Art galleries have been, and continue to be, enormously influential in aesthetic discourse. They have launched the world's most celebrated artists and nurtured its key movements. Where would Pop Art be without Leo Castelli? The New York School without the Guggenheim Jeune? And what would Fluxus have become without Rena Block's commitment? International Art Galleries is a star-studded, photo-filled look at the art world's star-makers, the first ...

Dadaism (Basic Art)

1 review
Dietmar Elger

Taschen, 2004

Excellent Book; Covered What Was Vital
I did my senior research paper on Dadaism and found this book to be exceptionally helpful. This book covered the Dada scene In Europe: Hanover, Cologne, Paris, Zurich. As well as within America from Man Ray, Francis Picabia, and Marcel Duchamp. Though all of these section were quite condensed but provided what was vital for my research paper. This section covered about 7+ pages of this ...

Realism (Basic Art)
Kerstin Stremmel

Taschen, 2004

Detailed introduction to realism with 30 photographs plus timeline of most important political, cultural, scientific and sporting events. Body of books contains 35 of most important works with artist biographies.

Art at the Turn of the Millennium

7 reviews

Taschen, 1999

Mistake
I sent a review in yesterday but I was mistaken--the book to which I was referring was a different one, so please do not post my review discussing Jean Nouvel and Steven Holl. Thanks.

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