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In the army, the advance guard is the first wave of soldiers who rush into enemy territory, risking their lives to map out the terrain. In the arts, the avant-garde consists of people who have devoted their talents, even their lives, to seeing the future and to confronting others with their visions. This intriguing introduction to modern art examines the avant-garde from its nineteenth-century origins in Paris to its meaning and influence today. It presents the visionaries who took the greatest risks, who saw the furthest, and who made the most challenging art-art that changed how we imagine our world. From cubism to pop art and beyond, this is the story not only of those risk takers, but of their creations and of the times in which they lived. Notes, bibliography, index.
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School Library Journal Review
Gr 9 Up-A deep and thoughtful social history of 20th-century art that rewards readers with an understanding of the historical forces that produced the art of their own times. Through chapters filled with names and events, and illustrated with carefully selected black-and-white artwork, the text weaves together the poetry, music, dance, and painting of Europe and America from 19th-century France through the World War generations to the sea change of the 1960s. The final chapters bring the story into the present age of computers and technology. The book opens with an account of the shock produced in the art world by the Armory Show of 1912. After a look back to the roots of the avant-garde in the bohemianism of 19th-century France, other beacons of change are highlighted, such as Nijinsky's erotic ballet performance in Rite of Spring in 1913 and the breakthrough paintings of Kandinsky and Malevich, Mondrian, and Warhol. The impact of rock and roll, Woodstock, punk, and New Age music are chronicled along with the work of John Cage and the minimalists. In fact, what is unique and appealing in Aronson's cultural history is his placing of experimental and popular music within the art world. At the beginning of each chapter, he suggests music appropriate to the paintings and performances under discussion. Extraordinary connections are offered: Dada and rap, Jackson Pollack and jazz, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Philip Glass. Any reader serious about today's music and interested in modern art can find in the suggested links and descriptions, as well as the notes on each chapter, the guidelines for a serious study of contemporary culture. An exceptional resource.-Shirley Wilton, Ocean County College, Toms River, NJ (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Reseña de Publisher's Weekly
Aronson combines traditional art historical narrative with his personal passion for all of the arts to make a convincing case that pop art, surrealism, dadaism, cubism, abstract expressionismÄand all the other "isms"of convention-defying avant-garde artÄcan be intelligible to young readers. Ambitious yet accessible, this volume describes virtually every artistic movement challenging the social, political and cultural status quo from the 1830s to the present, each within its historical contextÄfrom the bohemians of 19th-century Paris to the Generation Xers and cybertechies of today. Scores of excellent black-and-white illustrations emphasize Aronson's points without distracting from the challenging text, and augment the lucid and compelling discussion. The author threads throughout the book suggestions for musical accompaniment ranging from Scott Joplin to Philip Glass and Sinead O'Connor, as well as literary references to Rimbaud and Kerouac, among others, and to the World Wide Web, and subtly portrays a multifaceted artistic movement awaiting the next generation's imprint. Critically acute yet tenderly sympathetic toward adolescent (and adult) curiosities, this survey will amply reward the adventurous, passionate and precocious reader. Ages 11-up. (June) FYI: For more information on the book, check out this Web site: http://freenet.vcu. edu/education/literature/artattack.html. (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Reseña de Horn Book
A brainy, if occasionally pedantic, introduction to the avant-garde goes from Paris in the 1830s to the internet of the 1990s, exploring innovations and controversies in painting, sculpture, music, and literature. Plentiful black-and-white photos (Manet's 'Luncheon on the Grass', Duchamp's urinal, Warhol's Marilyns) show readers what the fuss was all about. Bib., ind. From HORN BOOK Fall 1998, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Reseña de Booklist
Gr. 11 and up. Aronson's passionate interest in and knowledge about his subject are evident in this ambitious book, in which he describes the avant-garde movement, establishing the intricate links between fine arts, culture, music, history, and politics. Unlike most art books for adults, this one is very anecdotal. Its language is accessible, and many of its references will particularly interest teenagers, who, Aronson suggests, have always been closely allied to movements rooted in change and rebellion. Using an extraordinary amount of detail, he energetically tracks the movement from mid-nineteenth-century Paris to the present "post-avant-garde age," in which a new generation of artists, who have grown up in a world of pervasive technology, struggles to find fresh direction. Aronson's expansive canvas is both intriguing and daunting. The list of bold, creative individuals whose work has challenged, mocked, or otherwise left a mark on mainstream culture is long, and he weaves the names into a complex tapestry that rockets through 170 years at hyperspeed, necessitating a firm grasp of both world and art history. However, for some readers, that's part of the attraction: Aronson challenges us to reach beyond ourselves and find out more. His annotated combination of notes and further readings will assist to some degree. A glossary would have been helpful, and also a time line, which would have shown the progression of the avant-garde movement and the personalities associated with it much more clearly than the included biographical notes. The plentiful illustrations are in black and white, but they have been well chosen, with the emphasis seemingly more on form than color. A considerable selection of music "you might want to listen to as you read" heads each chapter. In sum, this first-of-its-kind book will not have wide appeal, but it offers a fascinating synthesis that will lure some teens and also find its way into the hands of college students and interested grown-ups. --Stephanie Zvirin