Saler, Michael T., 1960-

The avant-garde in interwar England : medieval modernism and the London underground / Michael T. Saler.

New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.

xii, 242 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

"The Avant-Garde in Interwar England addresses modernism's ties to tradition, commerce, nationalism, and spirituality through an analysis of the assimilation of visual modernism in England between 1910 and 1939. During this period, a debate raged across the nation concerning the purpose of art in society. On one side were the aesthetic formalists, led by members of London's Bloomsbury Group, who thought art was autonomous from everyday life. On the other were England's so-called medieval modernists, many of them from the provincial North, who maintained that art had direct social functions and moral consequences. As Michael T. Saler demonstrates in this volume, the heated exchange between these two camps would ultimately set the terms for how modern art was perceived by the British public." "The Avant-Garde in Interwar England will appeal to students of modernism, twentieth-century art, the cultural history of England, and urban history."--Jacket.

0195119665 (acid-free paper)
9780195119664 (acid-free paper)
9780195147186
0195147189

Pick, Frank.
Modernism (Art) England.
Art, English 20th century.
Avant-garde (Aesthetics) England History 20th century.
Modernisme (Art) Angleterre.
Art anglais 20e siècle.
Art, English.
Avant-garde (Aesthetics)
Modernism (Art)
Modernisme (cultuur)
Avant-garde.
Modernism (Art) Great Britain.
Avant-garde (Aesthetics) Great Britain 20th century.
Art, British 20th century.
Subways England London.
Modernisme (art) Grande-Bretagne.
Avant-garde (esthétique) Grande-Bretagne 20e siècle.
Art, Modern 20th century England.
Avant-garde (Aesthetics) England.
Subway stations England
England.

History.

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 203648
Cote: N6768.5.M63 S2 1999
Statut: Disponible