The Library

If you are looking for a general history of modern art, then Hughes will certainly engage you. A classic.

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Thanks for sharing, @markwebster (and @fluffheadchaser) – high up on my list now 🙏 Need to deepen my knowledge of modern art, so that sounds like the perfect book. Also, Hughes' writing style is praised everywhere.
Found a used copy on Abe, think this will do it.
150 $degen 🫴 🖤

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Great book. Also made into a BBC series

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFtSvldL7Mh4ismj4BgH33pBR9hbtBkxz&si=mwsZRQEhPKlPxDeJ

Yes, it’s a lucid and highly entertaining read. A point of view on the rise of modern art that I have found to be most coherent with other discourses.