Product Description: Bringing together twenty-nine of Lawrence Alloway’s most influential essays in one volume, this fascinating collection provides valuable perspectives on the art and visual culture of the second half of the twentieth century. Lawrence Alloway ranks among the most important critics of his time, and his contributions to the spirited and contentious dialogue of his era make for fascinating reading...read more

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Product Description: Reissue of the only book that covers the entire career of this master of Abstract Expressionism.

Product Description: Modern Dreams explores the distinction between the theoretical and sociological production of London in the fifties and conceptually related work of New York in the eighties. The art objects and theoretical strategies presented by the artists, architects, and writers included in this book engage in a continuing, questioning struggle with the means and ends of presentation and representation, focusing in particular on the effects of media images in photographs and on television...read more

Examines the paintings of the modern American artist, looks at his role in the pop art movement, and discusses the techniques and major themes of his work

The evolution of the pop art movement is demonstrated through the work of such artists as Warhol, Lichtenstein, Indiana, and Rauschenberg