The Shock of the New - Robert Hughes

...as far as covering all the main movements/schools of the 20th century. I thought it would be interesting to review this book because though it was written over 25 years ago to accompany the television series, Robert Hughes recently came back to present a new programme of the tv show to examine more recent work to examine whether the things that made art in the 20th century shocking are still relevant today. I would suggest that this was not so, as ...
...last 25 years than was the case then or even over the last century. In a film which featured interviews with David Hockney, Paula Rego, Jeff Koons and Sean Scully, Robert Hughes made the case that painting, drawing, and the search for beauty matter more than ever before. I read this book recently after having first read it 25 years ago when the show first came out. The original series was repeated on bbc4, Thursday 8th July, Thursday29th July, in ...

jouk04 30.11.2005 · Read full review
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...have read many books in the field of art in my time, and my opinion is "The Shock of the New" is an essential read if you require a general background to modern art. It is full of colour pictures (and a few black and white photos) which are very useful if you are writing an essay. I found it descriptive, informative and interesting to read. I thought it used gorgeous adjectives. My tutors recommend it for art essays . This book covers: Surrealism, ...

shinyangel 18.02.2004 · Read full review
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