The London Art Schools

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The London Art Schools
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Tate Publishing
Edited by Nigel Llewellyn
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:208
Dimensions(mm): Height 243,Width 192
Category/GenreArt and design styles - from c 1960 to now
ISBN/Barcode 9781849762960
ClassificationsDewey:707.11421
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Tate Publishing
Imprint Tate Publishing
Publication Date 5 March 2015
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Since 1960, progressive forces within art education have fired new impulses in the field of artistic production. As society at large embraced youth and popular culture, art-school students with international aspirations tore down class barriers, fused fashion with pop, and insisted that art was integral to social change. Art schools responded to these seismic changes, widening the range of artistic exploration from a craft-based curriculum to more art-historical and experimental approaches. A new generation emerged, one whose techniques, perspectives, and arguments were more influenced by ideas of art theory and personal exploration, and whose forms of expression influence artists today. Now, for the first time, this history of innovation is uncovered by scholars in the field who address key aspects of a dynamic period - from the work of early pioneers in international styles to changes in studio practice - and new roles in art schools for art history, architecture, and the art market. The book focuses on nine celebrated art schools: Camberwell, Central School, Chelsea, Goldsmiths, The Royal Academy, The Royal College of Art, The Slade, St Martin's and Wimbledon

Author Biography

Nigel Llewellyn is a freelance art historian and curator.