J. M. W. Turner

J. M. W. TurnerAlone of his contemporaries, Turner is commonly held to have prefigured modern painting, as signalled in the existence of The Turner Prize for contemporary art. Our celebration of his achievement is very different to what Victorian critics made of his art. This book shows how Turner was reinvented to become the artist we recognise today.

and suggests that

and ancient Roman antecedents

especially when concerned with sexual and body politics

no single work has focused on his changing attitude towards the Soviet Union

these two currents share in common a rejection of Enlightenment humanism

In addition to drawing together some of the most recently published scholarship in this area

beliefs and ideologies

new technologies

economic crisis

which position the filmmakers and their creative concerns within the social or political context of their respective countries

Ingmar Bergman

Do It Yourself is a practical guide for artists