Passages in Modern Sculpture

As an art student, this book is essiential to understanding the art world and the transition from art to modern art. It is a must read if you want a carrier in art or are interested in working in any art field

Requirement for 4000 level class at University of Oklahoma, the author ISN'T an easy read. With that being said its very well written and she is VERY knowledgable on the subject, however it is her opinions though.

Excellent. I received this item in a prompt manner.As for the contents within this book. This is great for anyone who wants to learn about the shifts, and changes in sculpture processes.

It's a book

Book is not interesting at all if this is not your thing, plus it took forever to get shipped here

Horribly wordy, strangely organized, and with long analogies practically unrelated to sculpture. Maybe if you really REALLY love sculpture or art history this could be interesting to you, but as a required text for one of my classes it is a tedious and gag inducing read.

THIS ITEM WAS GREAT IT HAS BEEN A GREAT HELP TO ME. I WOULD HIGLY RECOMMEND OTHERS TO PURCHASE THIS ITEM.

This is Krauss's first book, and the one I like best. Her history of modern sculpture from Rodin to Robert Smithson is grounded in a sophisticated theoretical perspective, but it's not collapsing under the weight of theory like many later Krauss's texts. Her theoretical framework in this early book is phenomenological -- she made a transition to structuralist and poststructuralist theories later in the seventies. Phenomenology -- in particular, Merleau-Pontyan phenomenology -- allows for many thought-provoking readings of modern sculpture. However, the basic assumption of the book -- viz., that there have been some parallels between the development of modern sculpture and phenomenological thought -- is flawed. There is no evidence that the artists discussed by Krauss heard of Husserl and Merleau-Ponty and their theories. Many other authors beside Krauss make a similar unjustified assumption of various "parallelisms" and "influences." Basically, this is historicism -- a belief in some sort of Zeitgeist at work in all cultural forms of a particular age. Still, the book makes for a much more rewarding read that coutless superficial, merely descriptive histories of modern sculpture, or modern art in general.

A ne pas manquer! Certainement un livre de grande qualite qui m'a donne pas seulement une comprehension de la sculpture moderne mais aussi un grand plaisir a lire. Rare qualite et expertise!