J. Pedro Lorente

The Museums of Contemporary Art

Notion and Development

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Produktbeschreibung

Where, how, by whom and for what were the first museums of contemporary art created? These are the key questions addressed by Pedro Lorente in this new and expanded edition of his groundbreaking 1998 study, Cathedrals of Urban Modernity.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 332
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Dezember 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 516g
• ISBN-13: 9781138350335
• ISBN-10: 1138350338
• Artikelnr.: 56928591

Autorenporträt

J. Pedro Lorente, Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part I The Parisian Musée du Luxembourg as a Paradigm in the 19th Century: The origin of the Musée des Artistes Vivants in Paris
The first emulators and alternatives to the Luxembourg
Unresolved dilemmas in the last third of the 19th century
Utopian ideas and experiments at the turn of the 19th century. Part II The Role of the MoMA of New York as the International Model of the 20th Century: Foundations and context of the MoMA's creation
MoMA's transition to adulthood amidst war and confrontations
MoMA as an international role model during the Cold War: triumph and opposition
The Pompidou Centre, a counter-model which ends up imitating MoMA
Topographic review of the new museums of contemporary art at the turn of the millennium
Epilogue
References
Index.