ArtQuake: The Most Disruptive Works in Modern Art

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title ArtQuake: The Most Disruptive Works in Modern Art
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Susie Hodge
SeriesCulture Quake
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:208
Dimensions(mm): Height 201,Width 150
Category/GenreThe arts - general issues
Art and design styles - from c 1900 to now
Individual artists and art monographs
ISBN/Barcode 9780711254763
ClassificationsDewey:709.03
Audience
General
Illustrations 65 colour photos

Publishing Details

Publisher Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
Imprint Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
Publication Date 26 October 2021
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Discover art that dared to be different, risked reputations and put careers in jeopardy. This is what happens when artists take tradition and rip it up. ArtQuake tells the stories of 50 pivotal works that shook the world, telling the fascinating stories behind their creation, reception and legacy. Causing fascination and intrigue in some, repulse and scorn in others, these cutting-edge totems celebrated novelty and innovation and defined twentieth-century art. From Gustave Courbet's 'The Bathers' (1853) to Marcel Duchamp's 'Fountain' (1917); Yves Klein's 'Anthropology Performance' (1960) to Judy Chicago's 'The Dinner Party' (1974-9); Andres Serrano's 'Piss Christ' (1987) to Banksy's 'Love is in the Bin' (2018) - meet huge egos, uncompromising feminists, gifted recluses, spiritualists, anti-consumerists, activists, satirists and more. In telling the history of Modern and Contemporary Art through the pieces that were truly disruptive, and explaining the context in which each was created, ArtQuake demonstrates the heart of modern art, which is to constantly question and challenge expectation. ArtQuake is an alternative introduction to modern art, focusing on the stories of 50 key artworks that questioned boundaries, challenged the status quo and made shockwaves we are still feeling today. This is the first in a new series introducing the most disruptive cultural moments of the past 150 years. See also FilmQuake, MusicQuake and FashionQuake.

Author Biography

Susie Hodge MA FRSA is the bestselling author of Why Your Five Year Old Could Not Have Done That, The Short Story of Art and How to Survive Modern Art. She has written over 100 books on art, art history, history and artistic techniques. In addition, she hosts lectures, talks and practical workshops, and regularly appears on television and radio talks and documentaries on everything to do with art.