Author(s): Francesco Poli

Art

Richly illustrated and clearly focused, "Post-Modern Art" surveys American and European art, 1945-2008. It discusses the major art movements and features all the great painters who changed the landscape of art history, including Pollock, Rauschenberg, Warhol, De Koons, Haring and others. The volume contains an overview of other artistic disciplines - sculpture, architecture, design, cinema, and photography. It also includes a detailed chronological table and biographies of the artists. This comprehensive and authoritative volume reflects the vitality, complexity, and unfolding patterns of modern art and will appeal to a general audience.