Venus in Exile
The Rejection of Beauty in Twentieth-Century Art
Wendy Steiner
Uncover the twentieth century’s complicated relationship with beauty in this cultural analysis. Wendy Steiner, a renowned critic, delves into the topic, exploring how beauty became taboo in art and faced opposition from avant-garde artists, feminists, and activists. By arguing that beauty is a form of communication and recognizing it in oneself, Steiner encourages the appreciation of beauty in all its forms. Discover how beauty has created a new and exciting direction for modern artistic practice.
Publish Date
2001-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
2001-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 1901
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3.82
ISBN
9780226772400
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2020-06-24T15:35:08.000Z
My hot take:
Picasso was the worst thing that ever happened in the history of art. He killed 'beauty' as an aesthetic goal, and replaced it with elitist signaling.
Wendy Steiner (U Penn) has a good book about this: – source