Inventing abstraction, 1910-1925 : how a radical idea changed modern art
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
Inventing abstraction, 1910-1925 : how a radical idea changed modern art
AUTHOR:
Dickerman, Leah, 1964-
Affron, Matthew, 1963-
Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)
ISBN:
9780500239025
PUBLICATION_INFO:
New York : Museum of Modern Art, 2012
PHYSICAL_DESC:
376 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 32 cm
GENERAL_NOTE:
Includes bibliographical references and index
"Organized by Leah Dickerman, Curator, with Masha Chlenova, Curatorial Assistant, Department of Painting and Sculpture"--Page 375.
"Published in conjunction with the exhibition Inventing Abstraction, 1910-1925 at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, December 23, 2012-April 15, 2013"--Page 375.
ABSTRACT:
Explores the development of abstraction from the moment of its declaration around 1912 to its establishment as the foundation of avant-garde practice. This book brings together the influential works in abstractions early history to draw a cross-media portrait of this watershed moment in which traditional art was reinvented in a wholesale way.
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SUBJECT:
| Art, Abstract -- Exhibitions |
| Art, Modern -- 20th century -- Exhibitions |
BIBSUMMARY:
Explores the development of abstraction from the moment of its declaration around 1912 to its establishment as the foundation of avant-garde practice. This book brings together the influential works in abstractions early history to draw a cross-media portrait of this watershed moment in which traditional art was reinvented in a wholesale way.