Title: Venus in Exile
Subtitle: The Rejection of Beauty in Twentieth-century Art
First published: 2001
Description: "Whereas previous eras had celebrated beauty as the central aim of art, the modernist avant-garde were deeply suspicious of beauty and its perennial symbols, woman and ornament, preferring instead the thrill and alienation of the sublime. They rejected harmony, empathy, and femininity in a denial still reverberating through art and social relations today.

Exploring this casting of Venus, with all her charms, into exile, Wendy Steiner's analysis explores the twentieth century's troubled relationship with beauty."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Women in art, Modern Arts, Philosophy, Feminine beauty (Aesthetics), Arts, modern, Arts, philosophy, Aesthetics
Time periods: 20th century, 19th century
LC classification: NX650.F45 S75 2001b