Cathedrals of Urban Modernity
Creation of the First Museums of Contemporary Art
Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, General Art, Art History, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
| Author: | J. Pedro Lorente | ISBN: | 9780429839832 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | December 17, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | J. Pedro Lorente |
| ISBN: | 9780429839832 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | December 17, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
First published in 1998, this volume explores the expanding wave of a new kind of museums of contemporary art in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Lorente examines their ‘coming of age’ and the weight of their museological legacy, arguing that the establishment of great national museums of art at London and Paris radiated out, carrying their influence with it. This book emerged as part of a series on towns and cities and has a focus on London and Paris as centres of artistic innovation.
First published in 1998, this volume explores the expanding wave of a new kind of museums of contemporary art in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Lorente examines their ‘coming of age’ and the weight of their museological legacy, arguing that the establishment of great national museums of art at London and Paris radiated out, carrying their influence with it. This book emerged as part of a series on towns and cities and has a focus on London and Paris as centres of artistic innovation.
