Venus in Exile: The Rejection of Beauty in Twentieth-century Art

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2002
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Ever since the renaissance, the female body has been a primary symbol of artistic beauty in the West. With the advent of the avant-garde and modernist art, beauty became suspect. This work explores how this happened, tracing the century's troubled relationship with beauty.

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Ever since the renaissance, the female body has been a primary symbol of artistic beauty in the West. With the advent of the avant-garde and modernist art, beauty became suspect. This work explores how this happened, tracing the century's troubled relationship with beauty.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 354
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 05 Dec 2002
ISBN 10: 0226772403
ISBN 13: 9780226772400

Venus in Exile: The Rejection of Beauty in Twentieth-century Art

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