A New History of Western Art From Antiquity to the Present Day

A New History of Western Art From Antiquity to the Present DayA radical re examination of 2,500 years of European art, deconstructing and demystifying its long history from ancient to present How has art evolved from the pursuit of the ideal human form to a black square on a white canvas? Why is a banana duct taped to a wall worth more on the art market than a beautiful seventeenth century landscape? By taking art for what it actually is a piece of stone or wood, a sheet of paper with some lines drawn on it, a

long and obscure

Antony Beevor's inimitably gripping narrative conveys the true experience of war

” was photographer Alfred Wertheimer’s response when

The tower from which all the power of the Empire flows

"Rising Sun" was a rollicking rockabilly ode from Jim Barnes to his future wife Jane

fashion … My work for Vogue fueled the fire for a kind of photography that I might not otherwise have explored

René Clair

Original Italian soundtrack in DTS-HD MA mono 1

is the ultimate compilation of traditional home-cooking Italian dishes

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35 mins): an in-depth interview about Henri-Georges Clouzot and The Wages of Fear

and extensive ephemera