
The Painted Word
Sign in to keep track of books you’ve read and want to read.
"America's nerviest journalist" (Newsweek) trains his satirical eye on Modern Art in this "masterpiece" (The Washington Post)
Read more
Wolfe's style has never been more dazzling, his wit never more keen. He addresses the scope of Modern Art, from its founding days as Abstract Expressionism through its transformations to Pop, Op, Minimal, and Conceptual. The Painted Word is Tom Wolfe "at his most clever, amusing, and irreverent" (San Francisco Chronicle).
Liked The Painted Word? Here’s where I’d start.
These suit anyone who liked The Painted Word. Sign in and mark a few books for picks shaped around your own taste.
-
The Accidental Masterpiece: On the Art of Life and Vice Versa Shares art, nonfiction, essays -
Culture Counts: Faith and Feeling in a World Besieged Shares art, nonfiction, culture -
Glittering Images: A Journey Through Art from Egypt to Star Wars Shares art, nonfiction, art history -
The Use and Abuse of Art Shares art, nonfiction, art history