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Modern: Genius, Madness, and One Tumultuous Decade That Changed Art Forever
By Hook, Philip
- ISBN
- 9781615198672
- Publisher
- The Experiment
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Reviewed on May 1, 2022 | Arts {}amp; Humanities
Art dealer and auctioneer Hook (Popular Nineteenth Century Painting) delves into modern art and its explosion onto the scene. It began at the turn of the 20th century, when new movements such as fauvism, expressionism, symbolism, abstraction, and more sprang up. As the pace of life quickened, avant-garde artists rose to the occasion. They were happy to shock people with their "selfish art," created more to please themselves rather than society. ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
