The Shock of the New

Name: The Shock of the New
Author: Robert Hughes

by Robert Hughes

History of modern art and its relationship to violence and progress

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Robert Hughes

Australian art critic who was the art critic for Time magazine for thirty years and wrote what many consider the finest history of art written in English. The Shock of the New accompanied his landmark BBC television series. The Fatal Shore is a sweeping history of the convict settlement of Australia.

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