The Shock of the New : Art and the Century of ChangeTools Hughes, Robert. The Shock of the New : Art and the Century of Change. London, England: British Broadcasting Corporation, 1980.
Abstract (English)"In the splendid tradition of Kenneth Clark's Civilisation and Jacob Bronowki's The Ascent of Man, here is a magnificent account - authoritative, lively, richly and beautifully illustrated - of the hundred-year history of modern art. Written by one of the most widely read and respected art critics of our time as an outgrowth and expansion of his major eight-part BBC/Time-Life television series, it recounts the origins of modern painting, sculpture, and architecture; discusses the careers of the major artists; shows how their work was shaped by the cataclysmic events of the new century; makes plain why modernism has today very nearly run its course - and does all this with verve, command of anecdote and scholarship, and a critical poise that is nothing short of dazzling." -- Dust jacket.
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