Pontus Hultén : commander of modern art /
"Groundbreaking and canonized, rebellious and scandalized--Pontus Hultén (1924-2006), curator and museum director, was a fearless combatant for modern art, inspiring contemporary curators, artists, other creatives and art historians today more than ever. Over his 50-year career, Hultén spearhea...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther & Franz König,
[2025]
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| Summary: | "Groundbreaking and canonized, rebellious and scandalized--Pontus Hultén (1924-2006), curator and museum director, was a fearless combatant for modern art, inspiring contemporary curators, artists, other creatives and art historians today more than ever. Over his 50-year career, Hultén spearheaded the evolution of the modern art museum as a popular power center, with a radically expanded role in society, as founding director of Moderna Museet in Stockholm, Centre Pompidou in Paris, MOCA in Los Angeles and four other art institutions in six countries. He is widely acclaimed as one of the most influential figures of 20th century art. Claes Britton has authored the first full-scale biography on Pontus Hultén, narrating not only the exciting, dramatic, highly entertaining story of Hultén's life and career, but also that of an exploratory era in global art and society. This celebrated, award-winning biography is the result of a twelve-year research and writing process, based in part on more than two hundred interview in eleven countries." |
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| Physical Description: | 782 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 20 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9783753308760 3753308765 |