The cultural devolution : art in Britain in the late twentieth century /
Mulholland, Neil,
The cultural devolution : art in Britain in the late twentieth century / Neil Mulholland. - ix, 220 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. - British art and visual culture since 1750, new readings . - British art and visual culture since 1750, new readings. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-212) and index.
The British art crisis -- Radical academicism -- Dynamic perversity -- The shock of the old -- Who am I? Where am I going? How much will it cost? Will I need any luggage? -- Art after Britain? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
"In this polemical book, Neil Mulholland charts the political and cultural shifts in art in Britain from the mid-1970s to the end of the twentieth century. His account covers the key trends and artists of this extraordinary diverse period, including critical postmodern, feminism, neoconservatism, object sculpture, the New Image, Brit Art, and Scottish neoconceptualism, and traces the development of critical thinking from the opinions of critics such as Richard Cork, John Roberts and Matthew Collings to tabloid press art scandals. The Cultural Devolution offers a broad critical and historical framework within which to understand public debate on the merits of young British artists such as Damien Hirst while looking beyond such celebrities to rediscover the wealth and range of work produced. Essential reading for anyone interested in contemporary art in Britain."--BOOK JACKET.
075460392X 9780754603924
2002026138
Art, British--20th century
Art and society--History--Great Britain--20th century.
Art criticism--Great Britain
Art and state--Great Britain
N6768 / .M85 2003
700.94109045
The cultural devolution : art in Britain in the late twentieth century / Neil Mulholland. - ix, 220 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. - British art and visual culture since 1750, new readings . - British art and visual culture since 1750, new readings. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-212) and index.
The British art crisis -- Radical academicism -- Dynamic perversity -- The shock of the old -- Who am I? Where am I going? How much will it cost? Will I need any luggage? -- Art after Britain? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
"In this polemical book, Neil Mulholland charts the political and cultural shifts in art in Britain from the mid-1970s to the end of the twentieth century. His account covers the key trends and artists of this extraordinary diverse period, including critical postmodern, feminism, neoconservatism, object sculpture, the New Image, Brit Art, and Scottish neoconceptualism, and traces the development of critical thinking from the opinions of critics such as Richard Cork, John Roberts and Matthew Collings to tabloid press art scandals. The Cultural Devolution offers a broad critical and historical framework within which to understand public debate on the merits of young British artists such as Damien Hirst while looking beyond such celebrities to rediscover the wealth and range of work produced. Essential reading for anyone interested in contemporary art in Britain."--BOOK JACKET.
075460392X 9780754603924
2002026138
Art, British--20th century
Art and society--History--Great Britain--20th century.
Art criticism--Great Britain
Art and state--Great Britain
N6768 / .M85 2003
700.94109045