Full Description
Now published in paperback, this book is the first systematic study to explore the way in which words have encroached on the visual arts from the late 19th century to the present day. From the Impressionists to contemporary practitioners, Writing on the Wall shows how artists have responded to an environment increasingly saturated with words, and how the mass media has adopted and adapted artistic devices in typography, propaganda and advertising.
Contents
1. IntroductionImpressionist Words; 3. Merahi metua no Tehamana: Symbolist Words; 4. KUB: Cubist Words; 5. Parole-in-Liberta: Futurist Words; 6. L.H.O.O.Q.: Dada Words; 7. Futura: Constructivist Words; 8. L'Alphabet des reves: Surrealist Words; 9. Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge: Words and Power; 10. Writing Degree Zero: Post-War Words; 11. Intermedia: Neo-Dada Words; 12. Coca-Cola: Pop Words; 13. Art as Idea as Idea: Conceptual Words I; 14. A Heap of Language: Conceptual Words II; 15. The Prison-House of Language: Postmodern Words; 16. Creolization: Millennial Words; 17. Epilogue: Hypertext and Future Words.
