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Ambiguity and Indeterminacy in Modern Art

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304 pages
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44 color illustrations, 157 halftones
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8.25 x 11
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Table of Contents

Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction: The ’sense of mystery’
I. Ambiguity and indeterminacy
II. From the origins to the classical age
III. From the Enlightenment to Impressionism
IV. Redon, Ensor, Seurat
V. Gauguin, Pont-Aven and the Nabis
VI. At the turn of the century
VII. Cubism, Abstraction and Readymade
VIII. In the society of images
IX. In the company of words
X. In the world of ideas
XI. Between two wars
XII. Ambiguity after Modernism
Conclusion: Redistributions of authority
References
List of Illustrations
Index
Introduction: The ’sense of mystery’
I. Ambiguity and indeterminacy
II. From the origins to the classical age
III. From the Enlightenment to Impressionism
IV. Redon, Ensor, Seurat
V. Gauguin, Pont-Aven and the Nabis
VI. At the turn of the century
VII. Cubism, Abstraction and Readymade
VIII. In the society of images
IX. In the company of words
X. In the world of ideas
XI. Between two wars
XII. Ambiguity after Modernism
Conclusion: Redistributions of authority
References
List of Illustrations
Index
Review Quotes
Richard Hobbs, University of Bristol
"Gamboni’s new book will make an impact among both specialized art historians and readers of more general cultural history."
Richard Thomson, director, Visual Arts Research Institute, University of Edinburgh
"Gamboni’s text is a remarkable feat of scholarship. It will, I am sure, make a substantial and lasting contribution . . . because of its depth, range, and audacity. . . . This is, quite simply, a remarkable book."
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