H.H. Arnason, ein amerikanischer Kunsthistoriker, ist bekannt für seine umfassende Darstellung Die Geschichte der modernen Kunst. Dieses wegweisende Werk, das die Zeit von Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts bis heute abdeckt, gilt als einer der detailliertesten Einzelbände zur modernen Kunst in englischer Sprache. Arnasons Herangehensweise an die Kunstgeschichte zeichnet sich durch eine tiefgreifende Auseinandersetzung mit der Entwicklung künstlerischer Strömungen und deren Kontexten aus. Seine Arbeit dient weiterhin als grundlegende Lektüre für Kunststudenten und -liebhaber weltweit.
Completely revised, this book has been expanded to cover the important developments in recent art, architecture and photography. There is an increased focus on all modern art media, including photography, performance art, installation art, collaboration, video and mixed-media works.
Revised with more biographical information on each artist, this fourth edition is an authoritative, encyclopedic history of painting, photography, sculpture, and architecture from the mid-19th century, when modern art emerged, to the present day. 1,438 illustrations, 504 in color.
For undergraduate course in Modern Art, Origins of Modernism, Art Since 1945, Contemporary Art and other courses focusing on art in the 20th century. Long considered the survey of modern art, this engrossing and liberally illustrated text traces the development of trends and influences in painting, sculpture, photography and architecture from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. Retaining its comprehensive nature and chronological approach, it now comes thoroughly reworked by Michael Bird, an experienced art history editor and writer, with refreshing new analyses, a considerably expanded picture program, and a more absorbing and unified narrative.