The Armory Show at 100: Modernism and Revolution - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0916141268 ISBN 13: 9780916141264

Synopsis

The 1913 International Exhibition of Modern Art (better known as the Armory Show) marked a turning point in the history of American art and culture. Organised by a small group of American artists and presented in the huge space of the 69th Regiment Armory in New York City, this ambitious exhibition of 1,400 works is remembered as the moment when the American public was introduced to European avant-garde art.

This outstanding interdisciplinary volume includes 31 contributions by eminent scholars, re-examining the 1913 exhibition in its historical and cultural context. They draw on contemporary developments in music, literature, and early film to evoke the wider social, political, and economic climate of the time. Over 320 illustrations reflect the richness of the show, shedding new light on the artists represented, and vividly evoking the public and media responses to this legendary exhibition.

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Review

"Will offer nuance to the standard shock-and-awe Armory story" Holland Cotter, "The New York Times"

"While the Armory Show may now be only a vague historical event, by the end of 2013 we should all have given it a thorough reconsideration" James Panero, "The New Criterion"

"Giving a wide cultural and social picture of New York in that era" "The Art Newspaper"

"The expansive catalog with short essays by scholars should be required reading"-- Ken Johnson, "The New York Times"

"Will offer nuance to the standard shock-and-awe Armory story"-- Holland Cotter, "The New York Times"

"While the Armory Show may now be only a vague historical event, by the end of 2013 we should all have given it a thorough reconsideration"-- James Panero, "The New Criterion"

"Giving a wide cultural and social picture of New York in that era" "The Art Newspaper"


"Gorgeously illustrated"-- "The New York Times, Sunday Book Review"

"It conveys a good idea of how and why an exhibition that happened a century ago is still worth thinking about"-- Ken Johnson, "The New York Times Holiday Gift Guide 2013"

"Will offer nuance to the standard shock-and-awe Armory story"-- Holland Cotter, "The New York Times"

"While the Armory Show may now be only a vague historical event, by the end of 2013 we should all have given it a thorough reconsideration" --James Panero, "The New Criterion"

"Giving a wide cultural and social picture of New York in that era" "The Art Newspaper"
"The catalogue is absolutely first-rate"--Karen Wilkin, "The New Criterion"
"Gorgeously illustrated"--"The New York Times, Sunday Book Review"
"It conveys a good idea of how and why an exhibition that happened a century ago is still worth thinking about"--Ken Johnson, "The New York Times Holiday Gift Guide 2013"
"Will offer nuance to the standard shock-and-awe Armory story"--Holland Cotter, "The New York Times"
"While the Armory Show may now be only a vague historical event, by the end of 2013 we should all have given it a thorough reconsideration" --James Panero, "The New Criterion"
"Giving a wide cultural and social picture of New York in that era" "The Art Newspaper"
Winner of the CHOICE Award for Outstanding Academic Title 2014
"The catalogue is absolutely first-rate"Karen Wilkin, "The New Criterion"
"Gorgeously illustrated""The New York Times, Sunday Book Review"
"It conveys a good idea of how and why an exhibition that happened a century ago is still worth thinking about"Ken Johnson, "The New York Times Holiday Gift Guide 2013"
Will offer nuance to the standard shock-and-awe Armory story Holland Cotter, "The New York Times"
While the Armory Show may now be only a vague historical event, by the end of 2013 we should all have given it a thorough reconsideration James Panero, "The New Criterion"
Giving a wide cultural and social picture of New York in that era "The Art Newspaper"
An "impressive volume""Maine Antique Digest"
"A monumental undertaking worthy of the Armory Show's 100th anniversary"W. L. Whitwell, "CHOICE"
"It will serve as the definitive book on this topic for years to come --"Isabel Taube, "Nineteenth-Century Art Worldwide"
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About the Author

Marilyn Satin Kushner is Curator and Head of the Department of Prints, Photographs, and Architectural Collections at the New- York Historical Society.
Kimberly Orcutt is Henry Luce Foundation Curator of American Art at the New-York Historical Society.
Casey Nelson Blake is Professor of History and American Studies at Columbia University, NY, and the show's Senior Historian.
Other contributors include: William C. Agee, Professor of Art History, Hunter College, City University of New York; Judith A. Barter, Field-McCormick Chair and Curator of American Art, The Art Institute of Chicago; Avis Berman, Writer and independent art historian; Daniel H. Borus, Professor of History, University of Rochester; Leon Botstein, President, Bard College; Music Director, American Symphony Orchestra; Conductor Laureate, Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra; and Editor of the The Musical Quarterly; Sarah Burns, Professor Emerita, Department of History of Art, Indiana University, Bloomington; Barbara Haskell, Curator of Early Twentieth Century Art, Whitney Museum of American Art; Susan Hegeman, Associate Professor of English, University of Florida, Gainesville; Susan G. Larkin, Independent art historian and curator; Doina Lemny, Attachee de conservation, Musee National d'Art Moderne, Centre Pompidou, Paris among others.

Edition details

• ISBN 10: 0916141268
• ISBN 13: 9780916141264
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English