Modern Means | Continuity and Change in Art, 1880 to the Present:: Highlights from the Museum of Modern Art - Hardcover

Wye, Deborah

9780870704536: Modern Means | Continuity and Change in Art, 1880 to the Present:: Highlights from the Museum of Modern Art

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0870704532 ISBN 13: 9780870704536

Publisher: Museum of Modern Art, 2004

Using the extraordinary collection of The Museum of Modern Art, this books takes a new look at the modern and contemporary periods, approaching art from intertwining historic and thematic perspectives. This book juxtaposes works of art from all mediums to communicate the pervasive influence of our enduring themes through modern and contemporary art: Elemental, Reductive, Everyday, Mutability. Essays are by Deborah Wye, Wendy Weitman of The Museum of Modern Art and David Elliot, of the Mori Art Museum; 208 pages; Description: 208 p. : ill. (some col. ) 29 cm. Catalog of an exhibition at the Mori Art Museum, Apr. 28-Aug. 1, 2004. Includes index. Subjects: Museum of Modern Art (New York, N. Y. ) --Exhibitions. Art, Modern --20th century --Exhibitions. Art --New York (State) --New York --Exhibitions

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Presenting a narrative of the development of modern art from the end of the 19th century to the present, this catalogue charts the relationship between 'modern' and 'contemporary', seeking to establish a new narrative between past and present.

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