French modern art

Author: Zhang Yanfeng
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: French artists not only served as pioneers but also acted as (demolition experts) in the modernization of art. They challenged and even humiliated the revered artistic rules with a series of shocking "radical actions," until basic concepts like "artwork," "artist," and "art gallery" became ambiguous. Thus, the traditional art edifice collapsed under a barrage of attacks, turning into fragments. Meanwhile, new art sprouted from the ruins of the old. New art is often a "hybrid" or a "symbiotic entity." For example, symbiotic entities like "art-consumption," "art-commerce," "art-high-tech," "art-internet," "art-urbanization," "art-globalization," and "art-gender." From traditional standards, they are not considered "pure art" but rather "sub-art" or "pan-art." However, this art has permeated modern society with unprecedented breadth and depth. This book takes mid-to-late 19th-century France as a starting point, vividly depicting the development of Western modern art, particularly French modern art. It provides an accessible yet in-depth description of the art movements, schools, influential artists, and their representative works that emerged in the West during this period. Therefore, it can be said that this book is a must-read for understanding the development of Western modern art.