50 momenti che cambiarono l’arte

24 HOURS Culture
Paperback
14 x 21.5 cm
176 pages
100 illustrations
€ 14.90
978-88-6648-440-0

Dedicated to all art lovers, the volumes in this series offer a first-rate introduction to the ideas, characters and works that have most influenced the way we see the world.

50 Moments That Changed Art recounts 50 episodes that marked a fundamental turning point in art history: from the discovery of linear perspective by the artistic/mathematical genius of Filippo Brunelleschi to the birth of cubism, from the controversial arrival of the Parthenon marbles at the British Museum to the invention of abstract painting, from the performances and happenings of Joseph Beuys and Yayoj Kusama to the feminist struggles of the Guerrilla Girls. Of each key moment, the volume reconstructs the historical context and protagonists, showing some of the most representative works and deftly weaving facts into the traditional narratives that often underlie current assessments and judgments.

BY
Lee Cheshire is senior editor and copywriter at the Tate in London. He contributes to “Tate Etc.” magazine and edited a special issue published on the occasion of the Tate Modern’s expansion. He is the author of London Paint, a study devoted to London painting from the seventeenth century to the present.