The End of the American Avant Garde

The End of the American Avant Garde
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Publisher : NYU Press
Total Pages : 243
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ISBN-10 : 9780814735398
ISBN-13 : 0814735398
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Download or read book The End of the American Avant Garde written by Stuart D. Hobbs and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "By 1966, the composer Virgil Thomson would write, "Truth is, there is no avant-garde today." How did the avant garde dissolve, and why? In this thought-provoking work, Stuart D. Hobbs traces the avant garde from its origins to its eventual appropriation by a conservative political agenda, consumer culture, and the institutional world of art.


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