'What is abstract art good for? What's the use - for us as individuals, or for any society - of pictures of nothing, of paintings and sculptures or prints or drawings that do not seem to show anything except themselves?' In this invigorating account of abstract art since Jackson Pollock, eminent art historian Kirk Varnedoe, the former chief curator of painting and sculpture at ...(展开全部)

'What is abstract art good for? What's the use - for us as individuals, or for any society - of pictures of nothing, of paintings and sculptures or prints or drawings that do not seem to show anything except themselves?' In this invigorating account of abstract art since Jackson Pollock, eminent art historian Kirk Varnedoe, the former chief curator of painting and sculpture at ...(展开全部)

Suggests a variety of stress-reducing techniques, including breath control, meditation, reflexology, napping, hydrotherapy, aromatherapy, and silence.

This intelligently argued, critical overview is invaluable for the way in which it reveals and makes coherent sense of the often bewildering diversity of styles, forms, media, techniques and agendas that proliferate in contemporary art. Now revised and expanded, Michael Archer's acclaimed book is brought right up to date with discussions about the comprehensive globalization of...(展开全部)

This comprehensive and authoritative book illustrates art from the 1940's and stresses the individuality of the artists in relation to their political, social, and cultural contexts. The book focuses on the meaning of the major works and innovations. It features nearly 600 illustrations (approximately half in color) representing art since 1940, both in Europe and America...(展开全部)

美国艺术史大牛，谈艺术，绕不开的当代牛人Jonathan Fineberg。美国著名艺术史家，伊利诺伊大学厄巴纳-香槟校区艺术史荣誉退休教授。

This comprehensive and authoritative book illustrates art from the 1940's and stresses the individuality of the artists in relation to their political, social, and cultural contexts. The book focuses on the meaning of the major works and innovations. It features nearly 600 illustrations (approximately half in color) representing art since 1940, both in Europe and America...(展开全部)

美国艺术史大牛，谈艺术，绕不开的当代牛人Jonathan Fineberg。美国著名艺术史家，伊利诺伊大学厄巴纳-香槟校区艺术史荣誉退休教授。