| Art's Prospect Lib/E: The Challenge of Tradition in an Age of Celebrity Library Edition Contributor(s): Kimball, Roger (Author), Lane, Christopher (Read by) |
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ISBN: 0786189797 ISBN-13: 9780786189793 Publisher: Blackstone Publishing OUR PRICE: $50.40 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: November 2003 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Criticism & Theory |
| Dewey: 709.04 |
| Physical Information: 1.24" H x 6.62" W x 6.4" (0.72 lbs) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this series of essays, Roger Kimball, managing editor of the New Criterion and an art critic for the London Spectator, illuminates some of the chief spiritual itineraries of modern art. His wide range of subjects includes Vincent van Gogh, Clement Greenberg, the Barnes Foundation, Matthew Barney, Mark Rothko, and the Whitney Biennial, as well as the way in which Gilbert and George demonstrate the psychopathology of current cultural influences. Kimball observes that most of the really invigorating action in the art world today is a quiet affair. It takes place not at the Tate Modern in London or at the Museum of Modern Art in New York but off to one side, out of the limelight. It usually involves not the latest thing but permanent things, measured not by the buzz they create but by silences they inspire. These provocative, stimulating essays will open your eyes to the fascinating world of art. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kimball, Roger: - Roger Kimball is editor and publisher of the New Criterion. He is author of Tenured Radicals: How Politics Has Corrupted Our Higher Education and editor of several books on art and politics. Lane, Christopher: -Christopher Lane is an award-winning actor, director, and narrator. He has been awarded the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration several times and has won numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards. |