The Simple Truth
The Monochrome in Modern Art
Distributed for Reaktion Books
304 pages
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10 color plates
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6 1/4 x 8 1/4
- Contents
- Review Quotes
Table of Contents

Contents
1 Introductions
2 Setting
3 Reception
4 Colour
5 Ground
6 Spiritual
7 Indefinable
8 Nothingness
9 Experiential
10 Zen
11 Material
12 Format
13 Sign
14 Idea
15 Allegorical
16 Expanded Field
17 East-Asia
18 Contemporary
19 Conclusion
References
2 Setting
3 Reception
4 Colour
5 Ground
6 Spiritual
7 Indefinable
8 Nothingness
9 Experiential
10 Zen
11 Material
12 Format
13 Sign
14 Idea
15 Allegorical
16 Expanded Field
17 East-Asia
18 Contemporary
19 Conclusion
References
Review Quotes
Malcolm Bull, Professor of Art and the History of Ideas, University of Oxford
“An indispensable introduction to the intriguing material, optical, and philosophical challenges posed by the monochrome. Morley writes with such tact and insight that anyone interested in the contemporary practice of painting, whether expert or novice, will find the book a delight.”
David Batchelor, artist
“Brilliantly explores the labyrinthine complexities of this apparently simple form of abstract art.”
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