Michael Kammen

Broschiertes Buch

Visual Shock

A History of Art Controversies in American Culture

Beschreibung

In this lively narrative, award-winning author Michael Kammen presents a fascinating analysis of cutting-edge art and artists and their unique ability to both delight and provoke us. He illuminates America s obsession with public memorials and the changing role of art and museums in our society. From Thomas Eakins s 1875 masterpiece The Gross Clinic, (considered too big, bold, and gory when first exhibited) to the bitter disputes about Maya Lin s Vietnam War Memorial, this is an eye-opening account of American art and the battles and controversies that it has ignited.

Autor

Michael Kammen

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Penguin Random House / Vintage, New York
• Seitenzahl: 482
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. November 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 132mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 442g
• ISBN-13: 9781400034642
• ISBN-10: 1400034647
• Artikelnr.: 22710296

Rezensionen

"Deep, richly detailed, and enlightening." The Boston Globe Compelling. . . . A nuanced study . . . offers an important context for looking at ongoing issues of censorship and debates about the point of art. The Miami Herald "Kammen . . . handles these variegated brouhahas with welcome deftness; he squeezes in all the facts while maintaining a nice narrative flow." The Nation"A detailed and comprehensive survey of the history of artistic battles in the United States." The Houston Chronicle