The Art of the 20th Century. Keys to Understanding. Events, Artists, Experiments

Despised and surrounded by mockery, or extremely intellectual, the art of the 20th century changed paradigms, exploded codes, and freed itself from rules. The last century, characterized by the rapid change of avant-garde movements, the spread of new practices, a pool of individual works, manifestos, and statements by artists, seems to be one of the richest and most fruitful moments in the history of art. To understand all these changes, Alina Aksenova analyzes famous and lesser-known works and brings new knowledge to their perception. The clear and concise language, logic of narration, and convincing argumentation allow us to consider Alina's book an excellent art historical analysis of the 20th century. This book, filled primarily with accurate and reliable information — is a convenient tool to take the first steps and not get lost on the path of studying 20th-century art.