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Since it first appeared in 1968, History of Modern Art has emphasized the unique formal properties of artworks, and the book has long been recognized for the acuity of its visual analysis.
This book begins with a critical survey of current debates on the "clash of civilizations", goes on to discuss classical and contemporary approaches to civilizational theory, and concludes with an outline of a conceptual framework for comparative analysis.
History of art criticism - Describing and interpreting art - Judging art - Writing and talking about art - Theory and art criticism.
The series is a platform for contributions of all kinds to this rapidly developing field. General problems are studied from the perspective of individual languages, language families, language groups, or language samples. Conclusions are the result of a deepened study of empirical data. Special emphasis is given to little-known languages, whose analysis may shed new light on long-standing problems in general linguistics.
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In this intimate history, James Elkins demonstrates that there is - and can never be - only one story of art. He opens up the questions that traditional art history usually avoids.
'Robert Motherwell', New and Released, is a unique contribution to the literature on the work of the great contemporary artist.An up-to-date chronology, list of exhibitions, bibliography, and index further document this full-scale study of an artist who has profoundly affected the course of modern American art.