Writing on the Wall
Word and Image in Modern Art
Published on 11. June 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-500-28458-2 (ISBN)
Description
Now published in paperback, this book is the first systematic study to explore the way in which words have encroached on the visual arts from the late 19th century to the present day. From the Impressionists to contemporary practitioners, Writing on the Wall shows how artists have responded to an environment increasingly saturated with words, and how the mass media has adopted and adapted artistic devices in typography, propaganda and advertising.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Illustrations
107 Illustrations, black and white; 77 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 275 mm
Width: 216 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-500-28458-2 (9780500284582)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Morley
Writing on the Wall
Book
12/2003
Thames & Hudson Ltd
€57.08
Article exhausted; check different version
Person
Simon Morley is an artist, curator, writer and lecturer. He has published widely, and teaches at the Sotheby's Institute of Art. His paintings have been exhibited internationally.
Content
1. Introduction: Words and Pictures; 2. Grand Bazar Universel: Impressionist Words; 3. Merahi metua no Tehamana: Symbolist Words; 4. KUB: Cubist Words; 5. Parole-in-Liberta: Futurist Words; 6. L.H.O.O.Q.: Dada Words; 7. Futura: Constructivist Words; 8. L'Alphabet des reves: Surrealist Words; 9. Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge: Words and Power; 10. Writing Degree Zero: Post-War Words; 11. Intermedia: Neo-Dada Words; 12. Coca-Cola: Pop Words; 13. Art as Idea as Idea: Conceptual Words I; 14. A Heap of Language: Conceptual Words II; 15. The Prison-House of Language: Postmodern Words; 16. Creolization: Millennial Words; 17. Epilogue: Hypertext and Future Words.