From Finnish architect Alvar Aalto to French sculptor Jacques Zwobada, this highly popular reference work captures the vast world of modern and contemporary art. This handy volume has been completely updated and expanded, and now contains more than 2,000 entries, including 300 new articles. Readers will find clear and concise definitions of movements, styles, techniques, artists, dealers, schools, and galleries throughout the world. The authors provide completelyinternational coverage, and include capsule biographies, in-depth entries forkey topics (Cubism, for example, and abstract art), suggestions for further reading, identification of private and public collections for individual works,and recommended websites, whose links are kept fully up-to-date on the Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary Art companion website. Perhaps most important in the fast-changing art world, this dictionary is packed with up-to-date information about recent artists, works, collections, galleries, and more. It is asuperb resource for students and teachers of art and art history, artists, gallery visitors, and all art lovers.
- ISBN: 978-0-19-923965-8
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 784
- Fecha Publicación: 01/09/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés