Subtitled, } Portraits In The Age Of Enlightenment{. Dramatically illustrated catalogue which includes an incisive series of essays on portraiture in Europe and North American between 1770 and 1830.

Originally published twenty years ago, Nineteenth Century Art, Second Edition remains true to the original, with its superior survey of Western painting and sculpture presented in four historical parts, beginning in 1776 and ending with the dawn of the new century. This book draws on the historical documentation of the period, tracing the dynamics of the making and viewing of art, and examining the reciprocal influences of art and technology, art and politics, art and literature, art and music. For nineteenth century art enthusiasts.

A lively and intimate look at the career of two of the most influential living artists in the world today. Ever since they met at St. Martin's School of Art in London in 1967, Gilbert & George have worked exclusively together, turning their life into their work, themselves into art. More than thirty-five years later, their large, colorful, multipanel picturesin which they appear either clothed in their trademark matching suits or completely nakedare instantly recognizable. Celebrated the world over, their work has been the subject of major exhibitions throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia, and it continues to exert an immense influence on generations of younger artists. Eminent art historian, critic, and close friend of the artists Robert Rosenblum looks back at a lifetime of work that has amused and shocked, but has always sought to address the fundamental concerns and issues of modern society: alcoholism, sex, fear, racial tension, religion, violence, unemployment, and corruption. He considers how in their sculptures, photographic works, drawings, and performance pieces, Gilbert & George have continually shown themselves to be humorous and subversive commentators in the tradition of England's finest socially engaged artists, and he discusses the enduring appeal and impact of their art. Some of the pair's most important works, from the 'Singing Sculptures' of the late 1960s to their very latest brightly colored pictures, illustrate Rosenblum's perceptive text, while quotes and statements from the artists provide a fascinating insight into their lives, works, and personalities. Gilbert & George's is a democratic art: they want to make art for everyone and not just an elitist art world. This entertaining book is the perfect introduction to their work. 70 illustrations, 50 in color.

Il metodo applicato da Rosemblum in Trasformazioni nell'arte consiste essenzialmente nel sottoporre al duplice vaglio di un'analisi stilistica e di un'analisi iconografica un numero considerevole ampio di opere d'arte, scelte non tanto in virtù dei loro pregi formali quanto per la loro associabilità in serie iconografiche e/o stilistiche particolarmente rappresentative. Sfilano così dinanzi ai nostri occhi capolavori arcinoti ma anche tele allentate che sonnecchiano neglette nei musei di provincia, sculture monumentali e minuscoli gruppi di porcellana, architetture grandiose concepite per durare in eterno e apparati festivi destinati alla gloria d'un solo giorno. Pronto a captare le concordanze ma anche le divergenze, le sfasature come le sincronie, Rosemblum si guarda bene dall'ingabbiare questo gremito repertorio di opere e progetti in tanti rigidi comparti incomunicanti. Al contrario: servendosi del riscontro incrociato di due griglie ermeneutiche - lo stile e l'iconografia - compie una operazione che potremmo definire di 'rilevamento'. Il risultato è dunque un diagramma, quanto mai dinamico, aggrovigliato, conflittuale, attraversato da linee di forza che s'intersecano, divergono, si accavallano, registrando tendenze - ma anche ristagni, resistenze, brusche inversioni di rotta - come è proprio di una fase caratterizzata da un'intensa e accelerata trasformazione.