The Destruction of Art

by Gamboni, Dario

• ISBN13: 9780948462948
• ISBN10: 0948462949
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-10-01
• Publisher: Reaktion Books

Summary

The first comprehensive examination of modern iconoclasm,The Destruction of Artlooks 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

Author Biography

Dario Gamboni is Professor of Art History at the University of Lyon.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. 7
Introduction	p. 9
Theories and Methods	p. 13
A Historical Outline	p. 25
The Fall of the 'Communist Monuments'	p. 51
Political Iconoclasm in Democratic Societies	p. 91
Outside the First World	p. 107
Iconoclasm and Multiplication	p. 117
Free Art and the 'Free World'	p. 127
Legal Abuse	p. 139
The Degradation of Art in Public Places	p. 170
Museums and Pathology	p. 190
'Embellishing Vandalism'	p. 212
Reformations of Church Art	p. 232
Modern Art and Iconoclasm	p. 255
Mistaking Art for Refuse	p. 287
Disqualification and Heritage	p. 312
References	p. 337
Bibliography	p. 394
Photographic Acknowledgements	p. 403
Index	p. 405
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