Sculpture since 1945

by Andrew Causey

Overview

Since 1945 the modern revolution in sculpture has gathered pace, and even the term sculpture has ceased to be the fixed category it once was. In Sculpture Since 1945, Andrew Causey provides a ground-breaking account of the development of post-War sculpture.
In over 130 beautiful illustrations, Causey examines innovative and avant-garde works in relation to contemporary events, festivals, commissions, the marketplace, and the changing functions of museums. He also explores the use of everyday objects and the importance of sculptural context, discussing figurative and non-figurative works, Anti-form, Minimalism, experimental form, Earth art, landscape sculpture, installation, and performance art. A final chapter brings the discussion of sculpture right up to the present day by examining sculpture since 1980. The holistic picture of post-War sculpture which emerges in Sculpture Since 1945 establishes for the first time key events and themes around which future debate will center.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780192842053
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	06/25/1998
Series:	Oxford History of Art
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	9.35(w) x 6.62(h) x 0.71(d)
Lexile:	1540L (what's this?)

About the Author

Andrew Causey is Professor and Head of the History of Art Department at Manchester University, and a Trustee of the Henry Moore Sculpture Trust and Henry Moore Foundation.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1: European Sculpture after 1945
Chapter 2: 'The New Sculpture'
Chapter 3: Sculpture and the Everyday
Chapter 4: Modernism and Minimalism
Chapter 5: 'Anti-Form'
Chapter 6: Natural Materials
Chapter 7: Public Spaces
Chapter 8: Objects and Figures

Notes
List of Illustrations
Bibliographic Essay
Timeline
Index

Editorial Reviews

"A grand and inclusive series of truly global dimensions....Sumptuous reproductions and dynamic syntheses of artistic and historical themes."—Booklist

"Superb....Highly informative....The design is beautifully clear, the text jargon-free and never less than readable."—The Guardian

"Overall, a superlative text....Far reaching and well-read."—David J. Getsy, Northwestern University

"I enjoyed the international representation, the color plates, and the discussions—both the excerpts and the chapters. This book helped me to contextualize contemporary sculpture within other world events and art genres."—Aimee Bott, Ball State University

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