Comprehensive, authoritative, and insightful, Arnason's History of Modern Art remains the definitive source of information on the art of the mod... read full description
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Dec 20, 2010
Christopher
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After this book sitting around for years, I decided to actually read it from cover to cover. Not much depth... but, what can you expect in a book about THE HISTORY OF MODERN ART. Not much depth is what you can expect.
Perhaps this book is used for classes. Hopefully with supplemental texts.
Perhaps this book is used for classes. Hopefully with supplemental texts.
Apr 14, 2011
Becky
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Copyright 1998. I still don't know enough about contemporary art, and I remember absorbing very little when this was my textbook. Many of the photos are B & W. Something to add to the "subjects to study further" list, with a newer book.
Jan 08, 2011
Reuel
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As I previously knew very little about art after WWI, I learned a lot from this book. It will help me to appreciate modern art more than I did before.
Dec 01, 2008
Hazar
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Well, I believe it is kind of impossible to read it all. But I am always reading that book, and I will keep reading for long years.
Jun 15, 2009
Loliskulls
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Read this for my modern art class... for it being so expensive I wouldn't have expected so many black and white photgraphs...The text for this book is mediocre but it covers so much time that I guess its hard to get into any real detail... text mostly focusing loosely on the style of the paintings depicted in the book but gives a small amount of general background info on artists...The book also comes off as pretentious and opinionated in places, which lost it major brownie points with me… so I
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Jun 06, 2008
ej
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While Arnason's text is informative, this reads more like a piece of survey literature than a detailed account of the history of modern art. I highly suggest a supplemental text, such as _Theories and Documents of Contemporary Art: A Sourcebook of Artists' Writings_ (Kristine Stiles and Peter Selz) for a more complete experience.
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Apr 10, 2010
Kent
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Friends, at 832 pages this monumental text is a serious commitment (Okay yes there ARE lots of pictures!). It'll take me a while, but these eyes are on the prize. Next stop: the rise of the Impressionists and the Avante Garde. Gentlemen, and lady, please line up when I call your name: Manet, Monet, Degas, Renoir, Cassat...
Dec 08, 2011
I read this for class. The first semester of 20th Century Art History at UW. I've read the first part about twice and am about to do my final for that. In a year i'll take the second half but i'm taking the book off the list for now. I'm though P438 and have learned so much
Jul 06, 2009
mary
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The latest black box to crack open in my year-long modern art survey course. So far so good! Definitely more reviews to come...
Mar 05, 2008
ah, art school. i actually read all of my art school text books, still have them, and still use them.
Dec 06, 2010
20th Century Art history course textbook, Westfield State College, 1999/2000.
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