The Avant Garde: A Very Short Introduction

For over a hundred years 'the avant-garde' has been the most influential concept in modern art; its impact on the history of modern culture has been profound. In this Very Short Introduction, David Cottington explores why the avant-garde carries so much authority, and places it within the context of western modernity and capitalist culture.

• | By (Author): David (Professor Of Art History, Kingston University London) Cottington
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press
• | Publication Date: Jan 31, 2013
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 152 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0199582734
• | ISBN-13: 9780199582730