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A Little History of Art

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內容簡介 A thrilling journey through 100,000 years of art, from the first artworks ever made to art’s central role in culture today “This lively volume is ideal for the precocious high-schooler, the lazy collegian . . . and any adult who wishes for greater mastery of the subject. . . . Mullins leav[es] readers with an expansive, no-regrets appreciation of art and the human story.”—Meghan Cox Gurdon, Wall Street Journal “A fresh take on art history as we know it.”—Katy Hessel, The Great Women Artists Podcast Art can help us see the world differently or understand our place in it a little more clearly. It can move us emotionally, even if sometimes we cannot explain why. It is powerful stuff. Roaming from Japan and India to South America and the Middle East, Charlotte Mullins showcases a host of overlooked artists, and celebrates art’s crucial place in our collective culture. This Little History introduces us to extraordinary anonymous creations such as the Terracotta Army, Renaissance masters like Donatello and Michelangelo, and modern trailblazers like Frida Kahlo, Barbara Hepworth and Yayoi Kusama. Little Histories – Inspiring Guides for Curious Minds

作者介紹

作者介紹 Charlotte MullinsA former editor of Art Review, V&A Magazine and Art Quarterly, Charlotte Mullins has published over a dozen books on visual art. She has written numerous catalogue essays on artists including Susie Hamilton, Karin Hanssen, Gordon Cheung, Martin Maloney, Sue Arrowsmith, Rachel Lumsden, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, Cecily Brown, Suzanne Kühn and Jan Vanriet. She has written on art for the Telegraph, Financial Times and specialist titles for many years and is a regular contributor to BBC Radio arts programmes including Front Row, Free Thinking and Saturday Review. Charlotte also chairs talks and events for museums and galleries including the Royal Academy, Alan Cristea Gallery, Christie’s and V&A.In 2019 Charlotte was a judge for the Sanlam Portrait Award in Cape Town, South Africa. She has previously been a selector for numerous prizes including the 2017 Ruth Borchard Prize for self-portraiture, the 2015 Refocus prize for MIMA Castlegate, the 2013 Jerwood Drawing Prize and the 2009 BP Portrait Award at the National Portrait Gallery, London, as well as the Jerwood Sculpture Prize, the Hunting Art Prize and Self (Royal Society of Portrait Painters). In 2011 and 2012 she was a judge on the BBC TV series ‘Show Me the Monet’.Charlotte is currently working on A Little History of Art for Yale University Press and is enjoying pushing the boundaries of Western art history just a little bit …

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最佳賣點 : A thrilling journey through 100,000 years of art, from the first artworks ever made to art’s central role in culture today