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For more than half a century, Henry Moore has enjoyed a privileged place as
a pioneer of modern British sculpture. His work is familiar in public spaces
worldwide. Celebrated for reconfiguring sculptural form, and hailed as a potent
avant-garde artist, Moore has become a quintessentially establishment figure. A
vast literature presents a story of unfolding development from early innovation
to international reputation. This collection of essays reconnects Moore both to his times and to the
preoccupations of modern art-historical scholarship. Examining broad themes in
Moore's work from the 1930s to the 1980s, the essays reposition canonical
pieces, offering readings of the diverse historical, economic and cultural
conditions in which Moore's sculpture was produced and understood. Henry Moore was arguably one of the most famous sculptors of the 20th
century, yet his work has been criticized in the past by critics like John
Berger and Clement Greenberg. This collection of essays brings various
interpretive models to bear on his work.
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