The most comprehensive reference book on the exhibitions that have changed contemporary art history.

The most comprehensive reference book on the exhibitions that have changed contemporary art history.

SALON TO BIENNIAL explores the development of modern art as shown through a series of highly influential group exhibitions. It is the most important reference book available on the subject, and the only book available that charts these groundbreaking events in such detail and scope. Volume I opens with the revolutionary first Salon des Refusés in Paris in 1863, and concludes w...(展开全部)

A hugely entertaining and informative narrative on one of the key arguments raging across the globe - how does one honestly celebrate a country's past without knocking down celebrated heroes. Over the past three years, the world has witnessed the huge social and media discussions of what figures from the past one should, or should not celebrate and commemorate with a statue. Th...(展开全部)

'Like all the best historians von Tunzelmann uses the past to explain what the hell is going on today. She does so with a flair, her signature mix of scholarship and succinctness that is so compelling. If you want to make sense of the statues debate, and the coming culture war over our history, this is where you need to start.' Dan Snow 'A timely, sparkling and often hilarious ...(展开全部)

莱西·鲍德温·史密斯（Lacey Baldwin Smith，1922—2013） 1922年生于美国新泽西州，毕业于普林斯顿大学，先后在普林斯顿大学、麻省理工学院以及西北大学任教，担任历史系与人文系教授。曾获富布赖特奖学金、国家人文学科奖学金、古根海姆学者奖及其他许多学术成果和荣誉，并担任美国艺术和科学学院院士。生前是美国历史学会(American Historical Association)、《美国历史评论》(American Historical Review)、英国研究会议(Conference on British Studies)的会员，并担任《近代史杂志》(Journal of Modern History)的编辑。 生前共著有十余部英国历史相关作品，包括《凯瑟琳·霍华德：愚弄亨利八世的女王》《伊丽莎白的世界》《亨利八世：皇室的面具》...(展开全部)

Kant, Art, and Art History is the first systematic study of Kant's reception of and influence on the visual arts and art history. Arguing against Kant's transcendental approach to aesthetic judgement, Cheetham examines five 'moments' of his influence, including the use of Kant's political writings among German-speaking artists and critics in Rome around 1800; the canonized patt...(展开全部)

马克·A. 奇塔姆（Mark A. Cheetham）是加拿大多伦多大学艺术史系教授，主要著作有：《纯粹之修辞：本质主义者的理论及抽象绘画的出现》、《艺术史的主题：当代视野下的历史文物》、《学科之间的理论：权威、视觉、政治》等。