Introducing Modernism : A Graphic Guide

Modernism is often regarded as a shock wave of improvements hitting artwork, structure, music, cinema and literature – the work of Picasso, Joyce, Schoenberg, actions like Futurism and Dada, the structure of Le Corbusier, T.S. Eliot’s The Wasteland and the avant-garde theatre of Bertolt Brecht or Samuel Beckett. However what actually defines modernism? Why did it start and the way lengthy did it final? Is Modernism over now? Chris Rodriguez and Chris Garratt’s good graphic information is an excellent exploration of the final century’s most thrilling inventive work – and what it’s actually all about.