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The 20th Century Art Book (Phaidon)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 745
EAN: 9780714847986
ISBN: 0714847984
Label: Phaidon Press
Manufacturer: Phaidon Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 512
Publication Date: May 01, 2007
Publisher: Phaidon Press
Studio: Phaidon Press
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Editorial Review:
One of the most complete representations of this century's art to hit the shelves in years, The 20th-Century Art Book offers 500 full-page reproductions, each by a different artist. No matter how famous, each artist has but one page, accompanied by a concise, informative block of text. Presented in alphabetical order, each artist, regardless of stature, is treated in exactly the same manner as the other 499 others in the book. Some images are delightfully complimented, others deeply agitated by the work that, by chance of the alphabet, happens to lie on the facing page.
One of the most complete representations of this century's art to hit the shelves in years, The 20th-Century Art Book offers 500 full-page reproductions, each by a different artist. No matter how famous, each artist has but one page, accompanied by a concise, informative block of text. Presented in alphabetical order, each artist, regardless of stature, is treated in exactly the same manner as the other 499 others in the book. Some images are delightfully complimented, others deeply agitated by the work that, by chance of the alphabet, happens to lie on the facing page.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - don't judge a book by it's cover
this book has a really cool cover design but i found the art depicted inside extremely disturbing. do not look at this 'art' until you are familiar with the term dadaism. this is the opposite of art, 'anti art'. spend your money elsewhere.
Rating:  - good
it is a dictionary of the 20th century art,i can look through the artists and their work.
Rating: - Great Reference!
I bought this book as a supplimental text for my 20th Century Art History class and I'm so glad I did! It's a great book for anyone who's interested in art- or for those who hear an artist's name mentioned and wants to check that artist out. The fact that the artists are in alphabetical order makes this a very easy to use reference.
Rating: - Book purchase 2
This is an interesting, informative and colorful book in very good condition.
Rating: - Brilliant, demystifying and intelligent
A very useful and beautiful resource, this book has the added appeal of having taken the time to acquire writings with some very sensible, succint and honest appraisals of artist, genre, message and composition. All this family of books do likewise but with this book it seems so much more important to get that structure absolutley right, and they have.
Like the other members of it's family it has an a-z approach and takes in a vast array of genres, suprising just how diverse 20th century ... Read More
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