Art in the Age of Mass Media by John A Walker

Art in the Age of Mass Media by John A Walker

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How should socialist artists respond to the imagery of the mass media? What social role remains to art? John Walker seeks to answer these questions through critical analyses of selected paintings, advertisements and photomontages.

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Art in the Age of Mass Media by John A Walker

How should socialist artists respond to the imagery of the mass media? What social role remains to art? John Walker seeks to answer these questions through critical analyses of selected paintings, advertisements and photomontages and also through discussions of Pop art, the mass media's use of art, the impact of mechanical reproduction, post-modernism, community art and some recent work based on mass-culture sources. The book has been completely revised and updated to take account of developments in art-historical scholarship during the past decade and the continuing debates between high art and mass culture. This new edition also features new illustrations and covers the work of Jeff Koons, Ashley Bickerton, Robert Long, Barbara Kruger, Kenny Holzer, Nam June Paik, Michael Sandle, Keith Haring, Simon Linke, Julian Opie, Rashid Areen, Jeff Keane, Simon Lewandowski, Graham Harwood, William Latham and Mark Wilcox. New topics covered include photocopy art, computer-aided art and comics, neo-pop, spectacolour display, projects and telematics.
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ISBN 13 9780745308319
ISBN 10 0745308317
Title Art in the Age of Mass Media
Author John A Walker
Series Pluto Classics
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Pluto Press
Year published 1994-03-20
Number of pages 288
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.