Overview

This volume examines how the grotesque has shaped the history, practice, and theory of art in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The grotesque entered into the mainstream of modern expression during the romantic era. It has been adopted by a succession of artists as a way to push beyond established boundaries, to explore alternate modes of experience and expression, and to challenge the status quo. Examining specific images by a range of artists, such as Ingres, Gauguin, Hoch, de Kooning, Polke, and Mona Hatoum, the essays also encompass a variety of media, including medical illustration, paintings, prints, photography, multimedia installations, and film. This study brings into focus a range of subjects, styles and theoretical viewpoints that have traditionally been marginalized in the standard narratives on modernism. It demonstrates how the grotesque in modern art directly ties into current debates regarding the representation of race and gender, abjection and the other, globalization, and appropriation.

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Author:   Facts On File
Publisher:   Facts On File Inc
Imprint:   Facts On File Inc
Edition:   Second Edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.80cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.80cm
Weight:   0.333kg
ISBN:  

9780894342950

ISBN 10:   0894342959
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   30 December 1999
Recommended Age:   From 13 to 17 years
Audience:   Primary & secondary/elementary & high school ,  Primary & secondary/elementary & high school ,  College/higher education ,  Educational: Primary & Secondary ,  Secondary
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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