Formalism and Historicity
Models and Methods in Twentieth-Century Art
- Hardcover
592 pages
- Release Date
6 February 2015
Summary
Essays spanning three decades by one of the most rigorous art thinkers of our time grapple with formal and historical paradigms in twentieth century art.These influential essays by the noted critic and art historian Benjamin Buchloh have had a significant impact on the theory and practice of art history. Written over the course of three decades and now collected in one volume, they trace a history of crucial artistic transitions, iterations, and paradigmatic shifts in the twentieth century, c…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262028523 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262028522 |
| Author: | Benjamin H.D. Buchloh |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 592 |
| Release Date: | 6 February 2015 |
| Weight: | 1.46kg |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 178mm x 35mm |
| Series: | October Books |
| Audience Age: | 18 |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
One of the pleasures of reading the art historian Benjamin Buchloh is that he is the rare academic who is unafraid of loud arguments. His new book of collected essays, Formalism and Historicity, is full of searing assaults.
—The Art NewspaperBucholoh’s critical model, so brilliantly chronicled in Formalism and Historicity, will loom large….
—Graham Bader, ArtforumAbout The Author
Benjamin H.D. Buchloh
Benjamin H. D. Buchloh is Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Modern Art in the Department of History of Art and Architecture at Harvard University and an editor of October magazine. He is the author of Neo-Avantgarde and Culture Industry- Essays on European and American Art from 1955 to 1975 (MIT Press) and other books.
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