Sculpture since 1945 (Oxford Historical past of Artwork)

Since 1945 the trendy revolution in sculpture has gathered tempo, and even the time period sculpture has ceased to be the mounted class it as soon as was. In
Sculpture Since 1945, Andrew Causey supplies a ground-breaking account of the event of post-Battle sculpture.

In over 130 stunning illustrations, Causey examines revolutionary and avant-garde works in relation to modern occasions, festivals, commissions, {the marketplace}, and the altering capabilities of museums. He additionally explores using on a regular basis objects and the significance of sculptural context,

discussing figurative and non-figurative works, Anti-form, Minimalism, experimental type, Earth artwork, panorama sculpture, set up, and efficiency artwork. A last chapter brings the dialogue of sculpture proper as much as the current day by inspecting sculpture since 1980. The holistic image of

post-Battle sculpture which emerges in
Sculpture Since 1945 establishes for the primary time key occasions and themes round which future debate will heart.