- Hardcover: 299 pages
- Publisher: Oxford University Press; First edition (1 May 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0192842552
- ISBN-13: 978-0192842558
- Product Dimensions: 23.9 x 17 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 627,873 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"A grand and inclusive series of truly global dimensions....Sumptuous reproductions and dynamic syntheses of artistic and historical themes."--Booklist
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"Superb....Highly informative....The design is beautifully clear, the text jargon-free and never less than readable."--The Guardian
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Since 1945 the modern revolution in sculpture has gathered pace, and sculpture has now ceased to be the fixed category it once was. In recent decades the modernist idea of sculpture across the UK, America, and Europe, has been challenged, and issues such as nationality, politics, or gender have been brought in to the arena of public discussion. In this account of the development of post-War sculpture Andrew Causey examines innovative and avant-garde works in relation to contemporary events, festivals, commissions, the marketplace, and the changing functions of museums. He explores the use of everyday objects and the importance of sculptural context, discussing figurative and non-figurative works, Anti-form, Minimalism, experimental form, Earth art, landscape sculpture, installation, and performance art. The holistic picture of post-War sculpture which emerges establishes the key events and themes round which future debate will centre.
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17 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The book covers all you need to know about sculpture since 1945. It helped me a lot with my assignments at college and it was great research material! One of the best books on sculpture ive found! Top book!
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15 of 21 people found the following review helpful
great art history book
30 Mar 2001
Format:Paperback
I checked out this book from the public library and read it twice before I started learning sculpture. Now I finally bought it and I'm still reading it. It's a wonderful book a have to get inspired from the masterpieces. Know the trends and thoughts in the sculpture field. Helps you create artworks from a border point of view, also improve the criticism knowledge.
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Concise history of modern sculpture
13 Nov 2008
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The illustrations in this volume are superb and the text readily helps you follow the trends and fashions in modern sculpture. Basically the book gave me the next step past recognizing Calders and Moores and has inspired many a google search since then. Highly recommended for the non-expert.
5 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Quick and efficient
13 Aug 2007
Format:Paperback
As an overview of a large amount of sculpture, this book is great. I think it would take multiple readings to get a full understanding since everything is discussed briefly. It's a perfect size to carry around instead of most art books that are about the size of textbooks.
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