Blow up! the explosion of contemporary art

Blow Up! traces the explosive evolution of contemporary art from Duchamp's 1917 urinal to Cattelan's taped banana, exploring how provocative artworks emerged from a century of war, social upheaval, and global cultural shifts. Through interconnected stories of artists and their radical creations, the...

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Main Author: Shore, Robert (Robert M.) (Author)
Other Authors: Rossetti, Eva (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book Comic & Graphic Novel
Language:English
Published: London : Thames & Hudson, [2025]
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Summary:Blow Up! traces the explosive evolution of contemporary art from Duchamp's 1917 urinal to Cattelan's taped banana, exploring how provocative artworks emerged from a century of war, social upheaval, and global cultural shifts. Through interconnected stories of artists and their radical creations, the book reveals how contemporary art continually defies norms, ignites controversy, and reshapes society.
Physical Description:231 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
ISBN:9780500027981
0500027986
Author Notes:Robert Shore is the author of several books about contemporary art and photography, including Post-Photography: The Artist with a Camera (2014) , Beg, Steal and Borrow: Artists against Originality (2017), Andy Warhol (2020) and Yayoi Kusama (2021). He worked for many years as an arts reviewer and also as editor of Elephant magazine.