Art of Persuasion: Australian Art Criticism 1950-2001
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Author: Benjamin Genocchio
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 200
Uncover the furious debates, the shifting values, and the critics who fought to shape Australian art culture for over five decades.
This essential anthology, edited by prominent art critic Benjamin Genocchio, captures the volatile intellectual history of Australian art from the post-war arrival of modernism to the debates of the new millennium. Far from a dry academic text, The Art of Persuasion is a lively collection of sixty reviews, polemics, and essays originally published for the newspaper-reading public.
Featuring the uncompromising voices of writers like Robert Hughes, Patrick McCaughey, Alan McCulloch, James Gleeson, and Daniel Thomas, this book charts the great battles: the controversy over Blue Poles, the struggle to define a national identity, the emergence of Indigenous art, and the commercialization of the art market. It reveals how critics acted not merely as reviewers, but as powerful cultural brokers who determined success, challenged institutions, and ultimately drove the evolution of the national aesthetic.
An indispensable resource for understanding who won—and who lost—the wars that defined modern Australian art.
NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: Benjamin Genocchio
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 200
Uncover the furious debates, the shifting values, and the critics who fought to shape Australian art culture for over five decades.
This essential anthology, edited by prominent art critic Benjamin Genocchio, captures the volatile intellectual history of Australian art from the post-war arrival of modernism to the debates of the new millennium. Far from a dry academic text, The Art of Persuasion is a lively collection of sixty reviews, polemics, and essays originally published for the newspaper-reading public.
Featuring the uncompromising voices of writers like Robert Hughes, Patrick McCaughey, Alan McCulloch, James Gleeson, and Daniel Thomas, this book charts the great battles: the controversy over Blue Poles, the struggle to define a national identity, the emergence of Indigenous art, and the commercialization of the art market. It reveals how critics acted not merely as reviewers, but as powerful cultural brokers who determined success, challenged institutions, and ultimately drove the evolution of the national aesthetic.
An indispensable resource for understanding who won—and who lost—the wars that defined modern Australian art.