A dictionary of the avant-gardes
By: by Richard Kostelanetz ; with contributions from H.R. Brittain ... [et al.].
Contributors: Brittain, H. R.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Schirmer
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 708
Subjects: Arts, Modern -- 20th century -- Dictionaries; Avant-garde (Aesthetics) -- Dictionaries; Artists -- Biography -- Dictionaries; Modernism (Art) -- Dictionaries
Genres: Dictionaries.; Biography
Description: This interdisciplinary guide to the cutting edge art movements include hundreds of new entries in all areas of the arts, greater coverage of women artists, and new entries on the internet and other emerging technologies. It covers every influential avant-garde movement and style, such as abstract expressionism, bauhaus, bebop, free jazz, futurism, performance art, and surrealism.--[book cover].
Notes: "Music, film, visual arts, dance, theater"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 689-690) and indexes.