Beyond the Mainstream: Essays on Modern and Contemporary Art

by Peter Selz

Book Overview

This selection of essays by a prominent art historian, critic and curator of modern art examines the art and artists of the twentieth century who have operated outside the established art world. In a lucid and accessible style, Peter Selz explores modern art as it is reflected, and has had an impact on, the tremendous transformations of politics and culture, both in the United States and in Europe. An authoritative overview of a neglected phenomenon,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521556244
• ISBN13: 9780521556248
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 9.9"