Modern Art and the Death of a CultureThis disturbing but illuminating classic is a brilliant perspective on the cultural turmoil of the radical sixties and its impact on today's world, especially as reflected in the art of the time. Rookmaaker's enduring analysis looks at modern art in a broad historical, social, and philosophical context, laying bare the despair and nihilism that pervade our era. He also shows the role Christian artists can play in proclaiming truth through their work. Rookmaaker's brilliant articulation of faith and scholarship is insightful and inspiring. The book moves freely and with a sense of urgency between the worlds of high culture, popular art and music, and Christian faith. This reissue makes his foundational work available to a new generation. "A landmark book in the story of contemporary Christians in the arts." --Os Guinness, author of The American Hour |
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... LIVE at a time of great change , of protest and revolution . We are aware that something radical is happening around us , but it is not always easy to see just what it is . We are aware too of a tremendous change that has come over the ...
... or not , artists or not , it is my hope that this book will help us understand the attitudes , problems and concerns of the times in which we live . Chapter one THE MESSAGE IN THE MEDIUM Through art we 10 Introduction.
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Contents
The message in the medium | 11 |
The roots of contemporary culture | 29 |
the first step to modern art | 50 |
The second step to modern art | 82 |
The last steps to modern art | 102 |
Into the new era | 131 |
Modern art and the twentiethcentury revolt | 160 |
Protest revolution and the Christian response | 191 |
Faith and art | 225 |
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