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How to Be Avant-Garde: Modern Artists and the Quest to End Art

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Availability:In StockContributor:Morgan FalconerPublish date:1/27/2026Pages:288
Language:EnglishPublisher:W. W. Norton & CompanyISBN-13:9781324123330ISBN-10:1324123338UPC:9781324123330Book Category:ArtBook Subcategory:European, Movements, HistoryBook Topic:Modernism, 20th & 21st CenturySize:8.20 x 5.40 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.5512Product ID:SC6AHQCR79

"Art has poisoned our life," proclaimed Dutch artist and De Stijl cofounder Theo van Doesburg. Reacting to the tumultuous crises of the twentieth century, especially the horrors of World War I, avant-garde artists and writers sought to destroy art by transforming it into the substance of everyday life. Following the evolution of these revolutionary groups, How to Be Avant-Garde charts its...

Language:EnglishPublisher:W. W. Norton & CompanyISBN-13:9781324123330ISBN-10:1324123338UPC:9781324123330Book Category:ArtBook Subcategory:European, Movements, HistoryBook Topic:Modernism, 20th & 21st CenturySize:8.20 x 5.40 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.5512Product ID:SC6AHQCR79
Falconer, Morgan: - Morgan Falconer, a critic and art historian, teaches at Sotheby's Institute of Art. He is the author of Painting Beyond Pollock and has written for publications including the Economist, the Times (UK), Art in America, and Frieze. He lives in Queens, New York.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

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