The Pluralist Era: American Art, 1968-1981Robins examines the major art movements in the 1970s and covers artists and their works from both a chronological and a socio-critical point of view. She offers positive comment on the New York Soho scene, process and conceptual art, the raised perceptions on the art of black artists and women artists, earth sculptures, site works, installations, pattern and decorative art, the return to representation, the continu ing presence of abstraction and the role of photography and video. The book includes works by 77 artists. ISBN 0-06-430137-0 (pbk.) : $10.95 (For use only in the library). |
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Process and Conceptual Art | 8 |
Art and Politics | 37 |
Abstraction | 180 |
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