From the Futurists to the Stuckists
100 Artists' Manifestos is a unique collection of manifestos from the past 100 years, compiled by Alex Danchev. This book offers a clear overview of influential artists and their manifestos from a wide range of movements such as Futurism, Dadaism, De Stijl, Surrealism, Feminism and Stuckism. The work is suitable for lovers of art, architecture and film.
Description
This collection of 100 artists' manifestos shows the power and diversity of revolutionary artistic expressions. Each manifesto includes an introduction to the author and the associated artistic ideas, with contributions from, among others, Kandinsky, Mayakovsky, Le Corbusier, Dalí and Gilbert & George. The book covers themes from art, film, architecture, fashion and cookery, and places the manifestos in their historical context.
Editor Alex Danchev is also the author of a biography of Georges Braque and a professor of International Relations. With this edition, he provides a valuable reference work for study and deeper insight.
Product specifications
- Author: Alex Danchev
- Series: Penguin Modern Classics
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- Imprint: Penguin Classics
- Language: English
- Binding: B-format paperback
- Publication date: 2011-01-27
- Number of pages: 496
- ISBN: 9780141191799
- Theme: History of art
- BISAC: ART / History / Contemporary (1945-)
About the author
Alex Danchev is an author and professor of International Relations at the University of Nottingham. He wrote a biography about Georges Braque and published various works on art and politics, including Alanbrooke War Diaries and On Art and War and Terror.