The Painted Word
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The Painted Word

By Tom WolfeNarrated by Harold N. Cropp
Length2h 6m

About this audiobook

No one skewers the popular movements of American culture like Tom Wolfe. In 1975, he turned his satirical pen to the pretensions of the contemporary art world, a world of social climbing, elitist posturing, and ingeniously absurd self-justifying theorizing. He addresses the scope of Modern Art, from its founding days as Abstract Expressionism through its transformations to Pop, Op, Minimal, and Conceptual. In the process he debunks the great American myth of Modern Art in an incandescent, hilarious, and devastating blast. Wolfe's style has never been more dazzling, and his wit never more keen.

Audiobook details

GenreOther
Length2 hrs 6 mins
Narrated byHarold N. Cropp
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateDec 1, 1998
LanguageEnglish

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