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"150 Years of Modern Art: An Unfinished Story" Author: [UK] Will Gompertz Publisher: Guangxi Normal University Press
"150 Years of Modern Art: An Unfinished Story" Author: [UK] Will Gompertz Publisher: Guangxi Normal University Press
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Introduction · · · · · ·
What do you need to know to master the rules of the game of modern art? -- Covering nearly 100 artists and their masterpieces, combing the origins and evolution of more than 20 modern art schools, outlining the development of modern art. What has happened to art in the past 150 years? Why is it that today, something that seems to be something that a five-year-old child can tinker with is actually a masterpiece in the history of art?
Is this art? It must be art! --Malevich's black square, Mondrian's colorful grid, Duchamp's urinal... Art is no longer necessarily about beauty, it is more about ideas. After revealing the secrets of those bizarre and diverse art schools, they are actually surprisingly simple, yet wonderful and even great.
If we can still vaguely recognize the "original" appearance of art from Monet's "Sunrise" and Van Gogh's "Starry Night" more than 150 years ago, then Andy Warhol's Campbell's soup cans, Damien Hirst's pickled shark, and Tracey Emin's messy bed 150 years later are enough to let us see other possibilities of art. Looking back on the rebellious road of modern art for a century and a half, we have witnessed how generation after generation has become more rebellious, bold, and chaotic. Behind this is the artist's endless questioning of "what is art", and their response and resistance to the world around them. The story of modern art continues, and perhaps it will never be completed.
About the Author · · · · · ·
Will Gompertz, born in 1965, is an art critic who can do stand-up comedy. He was named one of the 50 most creative thinkers in the world by Creativity Magazine in New York. Gompertz served as the media director of Tate Gallery for seven years, and was invited by the BBC to serve as the first editor-in-chief of the newly established Art Channel. He has been writing for more than 20 years, writing many art reviews for The Times and The Guardian, and serving as the editor-in-chief of the well-known art criticism website culturecritic.co.uk. He is also a professional consultant for many cutting-edge art institutions in the UK.
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