L'autre art contemporain. Vrais artistes et fausses valeurs. Copte resolutely modern for his time

resolutely modern for his time

the illuminated bestiaries

Degas made the Opera the central point of his work

especially those dealing with customs and daily life in Upper Egypt and Lower Nubia

gazes at the sea through the darkness

L'autre art contemporain. Vrais artistes et fausses valeurs. Copte resolutely modern for his timeWritten by a passionate non specialist, this lively and brilliant little book is aimed at everyone, and aims to provide a manual for resisting the discourse on contemporary art. The latter bases its hold on a mythified vision of art history: the 20th century was above all the century of avant gardes, each having gone further than the previous one in questioning notions such as figuration, beauty, and even the work. Yet not only did these ancient