{"product_id":"art-on-the-cutting-edge-a-guide-to-contemporary-movements-hardcover","title":"Art on the Cutting Edge: A Guide to Contemporary Movements - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLea Vergine\u003c\/b\u003e (Text by (Art\/Photo Books))\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The concept of the beautiful has undergone profound changes during the last half of the twentieth century, as has our way of considering everything that is called art. We need a new key to help us \"know how to see\" so that we can stay attuned to what is going on in the contemporary world of art where new aesthetic styles are appearing and being challenged one after the other.\" \"This book by Lea Vergine, which discusses seventeen different art movements in separate chapters, offers, within the panorama of contemporary art criticism books, a blend between a handy art-history manual and an assessment of a cultural adventure that has passed through and overturned the parameters of taste of the last forty years. The clear and incisive writing style guides the reader, student or specialist, whatever his or her specific interests and curiosities, like an essential travel kit for understanding today's reality, grasping its raison d'etre, and above all, plunging into its multiple mutations.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the Trade Paperback edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLea Vergine is a critic and the author of numerous publications about contemporary art, among which: \"Il corpo come linguaggio,\" Prearo, Milan 1974; \"Attraverso l'arte\"\/\"Pratica politica,\" Arcana, Rome 1976; \"L'arte ritrovata,\" Rizzoli, Milan 1982; \"L'arte in gioco,\" Garzanti, Milan 1988; \"Gli ultimi eccentrici,\" Rizoli, Milan 1990; \"Body Art and Performance.\" \"The Body as a Language,\" Skira, Milan 2000. \u003cbr\u003eShe has curated many exhibitions including \"L'altra meta dell'avanguardia,\" Milan, Palazzo Reale; Rome, Palazzo delle Esposizioni; Stockholm, Kulturhuset (1980-81); \"L'ultima avanguardia,\" Milan, Palazzo Reale (1983-84); \"Geometrie dionisiache,\" Milan, Rotonda della Besana (1988); \"Quando i rifiuti diventano arte\"\/\"Trash,\" Museums of Trento and Rovereto (1997-98). In 1990, she was a commissioner for the Venice Biennale. In 1991, she organized the conference \"Arte: utopia o regressione?\" in San Marino, and in 1996 the conference \"La scena del rischio\" at the Galleria Civica in Turnin. \u003cbr\u003eShe writes for \"Il Manifesto\" and for \"Corriere della Sera.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe concept of the \"beautiful\" has undergone profound changes during the last half of the twentieth century, as has our way of considering everything that is called \"art.\" We need a new key to help us \"know how to see\" so that we can stay attuned to what is going on in the contemporary world of art where new aesthetic styles are appearing and being challenged one after the other. \u003cbr\u003eThis book by Lea Vergine, which discusses seventeen different art movements in separate chapters, offers, within the panorama of contemporary art criticism books, a blend of handy art-history manual and an assessment of a cultural adventure that has passed through and overturned the parameters of taste of the last forty years. The clear and incisive writing style guides the reader, student or specialist, whatever his or her specific interests and curiosities, like an essential travel kit for understanding today's reality, grasping its \"raison d'etre,\" and above all, plunging into its multiple mutations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.5 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769684885792,"sku":"9788881187409","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/eb5dbe4facccdad4eb1a307eb8f513c3.webp?v=1780353431","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/art-on-the-cutting-edge-a-guide-to-contemporary-movements-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}