arts, modern

Covers hip performers and musicians and their art.

Traces the history of Futurism, discussing the impulses behind it, the styles and artists it inspired, its impact on the art world, and the most popular images that represent it.

Introduces some of the major artists, writers, and composers who flourished in the United States and abroad during the nineteenth century.

Follows the lives and interconnections of the writers, painters, and filmmakers who set out to change the way people view the world.

An account of daily life, art, and religious strife in northern Europe in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

An overview of the twentieth century so far--life style, art style, architecture, fashion, automobile design, social conditions, pop music and decorative arts.

Brief biographies of five Europeans, discussing their backgrounds and cultures, and their contributions to the worlds of art and music.

Interviews and photographs of forty-nine of Mexico's acclaimed artists in the fields of performing, visual, and literary arts.