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S'està carregant… Art and the Second World Warde Monica Bohm-Duchen
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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. Bohm-Duchen has a specific purpose with this survey, and that is to make the argument that the official war art produced by the major players in World War II needs to be brought out of storage and studied seriously as art, and not treated as some sort of documentary material. Covering all the major powers, with some chapters dealing with either the Holocaust, or the atomic bombings, Bohm-Duchen appreciates that to contemplate the art runs the risk of aestheticizing violence and horror, but, on the whole, she believes that light is the best disinfectant. She still concludes her text with a quote from Elie Wiesel: "How is one to speak of it, how is one not to speak of it?" ( ) Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
"Art and the Second World War is the first book in English to provide a comprehensive and detailed international overview of the complex and often disturbing relationship between war and the fine arts during this crucial period of modern history. This generously illustrated volume starts by examining the art produced in reaction to the Spanish Civil War (often viewed as "the first battle of World War II"), and then looks at painting, sculpture, prints, and drawing in each of the major combatant nations, including Japan and China. This...publication places wartime art within its broader cultural, political, and military contexts while never losing sight of the power and significance of the individual image and the individual artist. Monica Bohm-Duchen's thought-provoking analysis ranges from iconic paintings such as Picasso's Guernica to unfamiliar works by little-known artists. She reinstates war art by major artists as an integral part of their oeuvres and examines neglected topics such as the art produced in the Japanese-American and British internment camps, by victims of the Holocaust, and in response to the dropping of the atom bomb in 1945. In so doing, Bohm-Duchen addresses a host of fundamental issues, including the relationship between art and propaganda and between art and atrocity, and the role of gender, religion, and censorship, both external and internal." -- Publisher's description No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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Google Books — S'està carregant… GèneresClassificació Decimal de Dewey (DDC)704.94994053The arts Modified subdivisions of the arts Special topics in fine and decorative arts Iconography Other specific subjectsLCC (Clas. Bibl. Congrés EUA)ValoracióMitjana:
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