{"product_id":"2026100009295-secondhand-recent-past-writing-australian-art","title":"Recent Past: Writing Australian Art","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Very good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket - cloth\/board in good condition\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat does it mean to bear witness to an art movement as it unfolds around you? Recent Past: Writing Australian Art presents a rich collection of critical writings by Daniel Thomas, one of Australia's most respected and influential art curators and critics, chronicling the vibrant landscape of Australian visual art across the latter half of the twentieth century. Thomas brings an insider's eye and a scholar's precision to his subjects, illuminating the careers of key Australian artists — from Sidney Nolan to Arthur Boyd — with essays that are as historically grounded as they are personally insightful. Published by the Art Gallery of New South Wales, the collection draws on decades of Thomas's work as a curator and commentator, situating Australian art within both its national context and the broader currents of international modernism.\n\nThomas writes with a clarity and quiet authority that distinguishes the finest art criticism, resisting jargon in favour of precise, evocative observation. The essays gathered here serve not only as critical assessments but as primary historical documents, capturing the cultural debates and aesthetic turning points that shaped a distinctly Australian artistic identity. For anyone seeking to understand how Australian art came to command serious international attention, this volume is an indispensable and quietly revelatory guide.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49276122530011,"sku":"2026100009295-SECONDHAND","price":50.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/59007b2f-0e21-4aaf-9efd-5d8c8e1a1e7f.png?v=1789092652","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100009295-secondhand-recent-past-writing-australian-art","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}