Art in Theory 1900 - 2000

An Anthology of Changing Ideas

Paul Wood editor Charles Harrison editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Published:23rd Sep '02

Should be back in stock very soon

Art in Theory 1900 - 2000 cover

This popular anthology of twentieth-century art theoretical texts has now been expanded to take account of new research, and to include significant contributions to art theory from the 1990s.

  • New edition of this popular anthology of twentieth-century art-theoretical texts.
  • Now updated to include the results of new research, together with significant contributions from the 1990s.
  • Includes writings by critics, philosophers, politicians and literary figures.
  • The editors provide contextual introductions to 340 texts.
  • Complements Art in Theory 1648-1815 and Art in Theory 1815-1900 to create a complete survey of the theories underpinning the development of art in the modern period.

"Occasionally one comes across a book that is at once compelling and frightening, a book that excites and disorientates, a book with intimations of the sublime. Art in Theory is such a book. An indispensable source book." (Arlis News-Sheet)

ISBN: 9780631227083

Dimensions: 246mm x 173mm x 53mm

Weight: 1928g

1296 pages

2nd edition