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Art in the Eighties.


ART IN THE EIGHTIES. Edward Lucie-Smith John Edward McKenzie Lucie-Smith (born 27 February 1933) is a British writer, poet, art critic, curator and author of exhibition catalogues.

He was born in Kingston, Jamaica, moving to the United Kingdom in 1946.
. New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
: Phaidon Universe, 1990. Illustrated, 127 pp., hardbound hard·bound  
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Following up on his earlier book, Art in the Seventies, Lucie-Smith analyzes art of the past decade, assisting the art viewer to understand the major artistic movements of this decade of innovation and invention. The 130 works illustrated, 50 in color, represent an almost infinite range of artistic choice. Among the artists featured are America's David Salle David Salle (born 1952) is an American painter and leading contemporary figurative artist.

David Salle was born in Norman, Oklahoma. He gained a BFA and MFA from the California Institute of the Arts, where he studied under John Baldessari.
, Eric Fischl Eric Fischl (born 1948) is an American painter. Life
Fischl was born in New York City and grew up on suburban Long Island; his family moved to Phoenix, Arizona in 1967.
, Ed Ruscha, Sam Francis and Ed Paschke. International styles include German Neo-Expressionism, Italian Trans-Avant Garde, Post-Modernism and the graffiti-based art of Keith Haring and Jean-Michael Basquiat. Also receiving attention are photographers Cindy Sherman and Robert Mapplethorp, and sculptors Robert Arneson and Viola Frey. This book is highly recommended for secondary and college level students, and for all readers trying to get a better grasp on the art of the past ten years.
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Author:Baker, David
Publication:School Arts
Article Type:Book Review
Date:Nov 1, 1990
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