Objects of Desire

by Margit Rowell

Book Overview

An incisive exploration of the still life genre as artists have rediscovered and reshaped it in the 20th century, Objects of Desire proves that despite the century's hostility toward older aesthetic conventions, avant-garde artists of many schools have made of the still life a vital opportunity for invention. From Matisse, Picasso, and Braque to the Dadaists, Surrealists, and Pop artists and finally to contemporary creators like Cindy Sherman and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 087070110X
• ISBN13: 9780870701108
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: Museum of Modern Art
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.7" x 11.5"