Art in Ireland Since 1910: Since 1910

(Paperback)

Publishing Details

Classifications

Physical Properties

Description

Art in Ireland since 1910 is the first book to examine Irish art from the earlytwentieth century to the present day. In this highly illustrated volumeFionna Barber looks at the work of a wide range of artists from Yeats andle Brocquy to Cross and Doherty, many of whom are unfamiliar to audiencesoutside Ireland. She also casts new light on Francis Bacon and other figurescentral to British art, assessing the significance of their Irishness to anunderstanding of their work.

Reviews

'easily the best history of modernity and Irish art to date' - Irish Arts Review 'Fionna Barber's Art in Ireland is that rare thing: a book that is needed ... this richly illustrated and critically engaged book offers a very welcome attempt to outline the story of irish art from 1910 to the present ... an engaging overview for the common reader, as well as a starting point for further critical debate.' - Apollo Magazine 'Making use of theoretical approaches drawn from Irish Studies, Barber avoids the conventional formalist and canonical art history which has held sway in established studies of Irish art. It brings together a wide range of literature, including the more recent work of Irish art historians who, like Barber, seek to contextualise the production of Irish art ... Art in Ireland succeeds in proposing original ways of assessing Irish art and offers exciting alternative avenues of exploration.' - Burlington Magazine

Author Bio

Fionna Barber is Principal Lecturer for Contextual Studies in the Manchester School of Art at Manchester Metropolitan University. She has contributed to many publications on art history and Irish Studies.