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The destruction of art : iconoclasm & vandalism since the French Revolution / Dario Gamboni.
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TextSeries: Picturing historyPublication details: London : Reaktion, 1996.Description: 415p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: - 0948462949
- 709.034 GAM
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Standard Loan | LSAD Library Main Collection | 709.034 GAM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 2 | Available | 39002000195934 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The first comprehensive examination of modern iconoclasm, The Destruction of Art looks at deliberate attacks against works of art in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
"well-illustrated... Gamboni brings together a great deal of fascinating information"-- The Independent
"Erudite and entertaining, Gamboni's book is an excellent guide to the outrageous in art."-- Glasgow Herald
Bibliography. - index.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Acknowledgements (p. 7)
- Introduction (p. 9)
- 1 Theories and Methods (p. 13)
- 2 A Historical Outline (p. 25)
- 3 The Fall of the 'Communist Monuments' (p. 51)
- 4 Political Iconoclasm in Democratic Societies (p. 91)
- 5 Outside the First World (p. 107)
- 6 Iconoclasm and Multiplication (p. 117)
- 7 Free Art and the 'Free World' (p. 127)
- 8 Legal Abuse (p. 139)
- 9 The Degradation of Art in Public Places (p. 170)
- 10 Museums and Pathology (p. 190)
- 11 'Embellishing Vandalism' (p. 212)
- 12 Reformations of Church Art (p. 232)
- 13 Modern Art and Iconoclasm (p. 255)
- 14 Mistaking Art for Refuse (p. 287)
- 15 Disqualification and Heritage (p. 312)
- References (p. 337)
- Bibliography (p. 394)
- Photographic Acknowledgements (p. 403)
- Index (p. 405)