本書從種類繁多、形態(tài)各異的現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)中精選了有主要代表性的藝術(shù)種類及流派，詳細(xì)介紹了其起源、發(fā)展及藝術(shù)特點(diǎn)。全書編寫思路頗具特色，所選材料時(shí)代感強(qiáng)，內(nèi)容豐富，圖文并茂，語(yǔ)言地道。全書共分16個(gè)章節(jié)，每個(gè)章節(jié)圍繞一個(gè)藝術(shù)形式與主題，各個(gè)章節(jié)后還配有與其內(nèi)容相關(guān)的思考題。全書融知識(shí)性、藝術(shù)性、審美性于一體，注重提高讀者的藝術(shù)修養(yǎng)與審美能力，加深對(duì)現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)與文化的認(rèn)識(shí)和理解。
《現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)與文化》共16章。內(nèi)容涉及現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)、現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)史、超現(xiàn)實(shí)主義藝術(shù)、波普藝術(shù)、電子藝術(shù)、繪畫、雕塑、建筑、電影、音樂、攝影、裝潢、時(shí)尚、園藝、博物館等。每章圍繞一種藝術(shù)形式與主題，每章節(jié)后附有思考題，可供讀者參考使用。
現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)運(yùn)動(dòng)起源于19世紀(jì)末的歐洲，它反對(duì)理性的壓制和傳統(tǒng)的束縛，藝術(shù)上提倡創(chuàng)新。所謂“現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)”（Modem Art）是一個(gè)統(tǒng)稱，它包括19世紀(jì)初至當(dāng)代的大部分藝術(shù)流派和藝術(shù)作品，由各種不同類型的視覺風(fēng)格組合而成。
現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)存在于我們每個(gè)人的身邊。如今在所有的發(fā)達(dá)國(guó)家，現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)已成為藝術(shù)主流，成為社會(huì)文化的標(biāo)志，最重要的是它已成為每個(gè)現(xiàn)代公民的基本素養(yǎng)。對(duì)于一個(gè)現(xiàn)代人來說，已經(jīng)被完全地融入到現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)的世界潮流之中，無論是在自家的宅邸還是在任何的公共場(chǎng)所，都不可能回避現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)的這種或那種風(fēng)格和方法。
本書從種類繁多、形態(tài)各異的現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)中精選了有主要代表性的藝術(shù)種類及流派，如野獸派（Fauvism）、立體派（Cubism）、達(dá)達(dá)派（Dadaism）、印象派（Impressionism）、抽象主義（Abstractism）、超現(xiàn)實(shí)主義（Surrealism）、未來派（Futurism）等，系統(tǒng)地介紹了其起源、發(fā)展及藝術(shù)特點(diǎn)，以使讀者對(duì)整個(gè)現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)的發(fā)展、藝術(shù)流派、代表人物及作品有一個(gè)清晰的了解。與此同時(shí)，本書還分類詳細(xì)地介紹了各種現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)形式，特別是20世紀(jì)以后創(chuàng)造的現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)形式和媒體，如攝影藝術(shù)（Photography）、電影（Fihn）、行為藝術(shù)（Performanee An）、影像藝術(shù)（Vidio Art）、計(jì)算機(jī)藝術(shù)（Computer An）、波普藝術(shù)（Pop Art）等。由此，讀者可以更好地認(rèn)識(shí)和理解現(xiàn)實(shí)生活中各式各樣的現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)形式，增強(qiáng)藝術(shù)修養(yǎng)和審美能力。
Chapter 1 Modern Art
Section A Early Modern Art
Section B Postmodern Art
Chapter 2 Modern Art History
Section A The Styles of Modern Art
Section B Modern Art Movement
Chapter 3 Painting
Section A Picasso， Pablo Ruizy
Section B Vincent van Gogh
Chapter 4 Sculpture
Section A Sculpture of Diverse Styles
Section B Modern Sculpture
Chapter 5 Surrealism Art
Section A History of Surrealism
Section B Modernist Literature
Chapter 6 Performance Art
Section A Development of Performance Art
Section B Modem Dance
Chapter 7 Architecture
Section A New Guidelines for Architecture
Section B Architecture Styles
Chapter 8 Film
Section A Motion Picture Film
Section B Epic Beginnings for Hollywood
Chapter 9 Pop Art
Section A Andy Warhol： the Father of Pop Art
Section B History of Pop Art
Chapter 10 Electronic Art
Section A Video Art
Section B Computer Art
Chapter 11 Music
Section A Contemporary Music
Section B American Music
Chapter 12 Photography
Section A Photography as Accessible Art
Section B Professionalism of Photography
Chapter 13 Decoration
Section A History of Italian Decorating
Section B Asian Styles of Decorating
Chapter 14 Fashion
Section A The Functions of Fashion
Section B Status Symbols
Chapter 15 Gardening
Section A The Styles of Gardens
Section B A Flower Gardening
Chapter 16 Museums
Section A The Functions of Art Museum
Section B The Louvre
Acknowledgement
Vincent van Gogh was named after his uncle Vincent， a successful art dealer in the Hague， his father was a minister of the Dutch reformed church in a series of small towns in Holland. In other words， art and religion were the two family businesses， so to speak， and Van Gogh tried them both. He worked for his uncle first in the Hague and then in the companys branch office in London.
Van Gogh could read，write， and speak English fairly well， he loved to read——he was probably one of the most well-read painters of the 19th century. He also loved to take long walks through the countryside——Walks that sometimes became pilgrimages that would last for days.
After a frustrated love affair， Van Gogh became enthustaically religious for several years. At one point he labeled as a missionary among wretchedly poor coal miners in a remote rural distinct in Belgium， until the religious authorities， disapproving of his zeal in sharing the conditions of the poor， dismissed him.
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