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The Shock of the New

The Hundred-Year History of Modern Art--Its Rise, Its Dazzling Achievement, Its Fall

Robert Hughes

A beautifully illustrated hundred-year history of modern art, from cubism to pop and avant-garde. More than 250 color photos....
Publish Date
1991-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
1991-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 1980
Goodreads Rating
3.74
ISBN
9780679728764
Recommendations
1
Recommendations
2018-07-07T22:20:53.000Z
The Shock of the New, by Robert Hughes: Australia's finest art critic, who left parochial Oz for NYC. Has marvelous insights into modern art & its refection of historical shifts. Less enthusiastic about postmodern art & its self-consciousness & nihilism.      source