Roger Kimball’ s incisive essays examine the art world from a
fresh, skeptical perspective.From Gauguin and the Pre-Raphaelites
to the latest exercises in artistic absurdity, Kimball’ skeen eye
and lucid prose makes for bracing, entertaining reading. He sets
himself dead against theshallow rhetoric and celebrity/money
culture of the contemporary art world, breathing new excitementinto
debates over what we value in art and why. "Art’ s Prospect is
savage and hilarious indebunking chalatanism, but at the same time
informed and insightful in revealing the best ofcontemporary
art.
Whether he is meditating on the concept of kitsch in the
Pre-Raphaelites, thecultural pathology that has led critics to
compare Gilbert and George’ s preposterous images withthe Isenheim
altarpiece, or the genius of such disparate painters as Paul
Gauguin and RichardDiebenkorn, Kimball proves himself to be one of
the liveliest critical minds in the art worldtoday.
General
| Imprint: |
Authorhouse
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| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
August 2002 |
| First published: |
August 2002 |
| Authors: |
Robert Curtin
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| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 16mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
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| Pages: |
212 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4033-0286-1 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Sport & Leisure >
Humour >
General
Promotions
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| LSN: |
1-4033-0286-3 |
| Barcode: |
9781403302861 |
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