mmmbooqz's review against another edition
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.5
Fluid time driven narrative of the evolution, appreciation, and consumption of art
snpefk's review against another edition
4.0
Бесит нереально дефицитом картинок и пропихиванием ортогональных мне идей (пошел ты нахуй Дюшан со своими «3 Standard Stoppages»), но подстегивает к размышлениям (a.k.a спор с бутылкой шампуня в душе), а это стоит больше, чем десяток удобных мне рассказов и историй.
Не пожалел.
Не пожалел.
seventhswan's review against another edition
5.0
I was actually angry when I finished this because there wasn't more to read! This book is incredibly well written and totally understandable to someone (me) who is just starting to learn about art. I only picked it up because I needed information about one artist for an essay, but ended up reading the whole thing cover-to-cover in less than a week. Being the first book I've read about art, I can't say for certain that it's fully accurate, but it seems authoritative and definitely makes me want to know more.
silea's review against another edition
Started off as exactly what I want: a description of a piece of art (Duchamps’s Fountain), its context, the artist’s philosophy of art, why the piece mattered. I _understood_ the fountain after that chapter.
But then it was just mini biographies of artists, protracted cafe scenes and all. Blah. I finished the Impressionist and Post Impressionists chapters with no new understanding of either movement beyond the anecdote that sometimes Manet got feedback on Monet’s work.
But then it was just mini biographies of artists, protracted cafe scenes and all. Blah. I finished the Impressionist and Post Impressionists chapters with no new understanding of either movement beyond the anecdote that sometimes Manet got feedback on Monet’s work.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Misogyny
ladyoberholt's review against another edition
5.0
I just finished re-reading this book .... it is by far one of my favorite art history book on modern art ... it is really insightful and well written ... very engaging and invigorates an artist like myself
rat72's review against another edition
Interesting read, just didn't have time to finish before returning to library. Will revisit
dajna's review against another edition
3.0
Ho apprezzato. E' divulgativo al punto giusto, senza cercare di risultare divertente a tutti i costi o cadere nel classico manuale di storia dell'arte. L'ho tenuto sul comodino per tre mesi circa, leggendo di un movimento per volta, e facendo qualche ricerca in internet per vedere le opere citate.
Purtroppo le opere presentate nelle illustrazioni sono molto, molto meno di quelle citate. Mi è sembrato strano che, spesso, le opere discusse con più interesse dall'autore non comparissero poi tra le tavole. Costi eccessivi di realizzazione? Problemi di copyright? Chissà. Io butto lì un'idea: perché non abbinare al libro anche un sito web, una galleria Pinterest contenente i quadri e le sculture discusse?
Purtroppo le opere presentate nelle illustrazioni sono molto, molto meno di quelle citate. Mi è sembrato strano che, spesso, le opere discusse con più interesse dall'autore non comparissero poi tra le tavole. Costi eccessivi di realizzazione? Problemi di copyright? Chissà. Io butto lì un'idea: perché non abbinare al libro anche un sito web, una galleria Pinterest contenente i quadri e le sculture discusse?
didactylos's review against another edition
3.0
Disappointing
Lost me around the Surrealists, the rest is just clever words and indulgent rather repetitive nonsense. Needed a more critical approach - which was more evident in the first half.
Lost me around the Surrealists, the rest is just clever words and indulgent rather repetitive nonsense. Needed a more critical approach - which was more evident in the first half.