However in 2012 we have the advantage of Google “Images” as a companion to reading the book. It is lavishly illustrated with 261 plates, nearly all in color. “The Shock of the New” arose out of a TV series that Robert Hughes wrote and narrated for the UK BBC. This re-review is also needed because the corporate takeover of Art perceived by Robert Hughes in 1980 has now extended to a pervasive corporatism that has subverted and perverted Western democracies to the point that they can now be seen as Lobbyocracies, Murdochracies (reflecting the global power of the Murdoch media empire), or Corporatocracies in which Big Money buys politicians, parties, public perception of reality, votes and thence political power. It is appropriate to remember this impressive Australian by re-reviewing his important book “The Shock of the New” (1980) that analyzes the revolutions in Modern Art since the late 19th century. Book Review: “The Shock Of The New” By Robert Hughes (1938-2012) –Įxpatriate Australian art critic Robert Hughes died on 6 August 2012, aged 74.
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