High & Low: Modern Art and Popular Culture

New York: The Museum of Modern Art / Harry N. Abrams, Inc.. Fine in Near Fine dj. (c.1990). First Edition. Hardcover. [nice clean as-new copy; no significant wear to the book; the dust jacket has a minor wrinkle near the top of the spine]. (color and B&W photographs, art reproductions) "Since its beginnings in the late nineteenth century, modern art has had an extraordinary openness to popular culture -- to styles and imagery derived, for example, from newspapers, advertisements, cartoons, and graffiti. This striking and richly illustrated volume is the first encompassing history of that century-long dialogue between 'high' and 'low.' In it, [the authors] trace the key exchanges through which artists have expanded the languages of art by taking up styles and forms found outside the usual precincts of the museum; they show how those exchanges have constantly redefined for us the relationship between the private imagination and the shared energies of public communication." The volume was prepared in conjunction with an exhibition of the same name presented at MoMA in New York and subsequently in Chicago and Los Angeles, in 1990 and 1991. The survey concentrates on five main topics: Words; Graffini; Caricature; Comics; and Advertising. ****NOTE that additional postage charges will be assessed for international shipping of this large and heavy volume; if this concerns you, please contact us for a shipping quote before placing your order.**** .