Introducing modernism: a graphic guide, paperback/chris rodrigues

Modernism is usually thought of as a shock wave of innovations hitting art, architecture, music, cinema and literature - the work of Picasso, Joyce, Schoenberg, movements like Futurism and Dada, the architecture of Le Corbusier, T.

Eliots The Wasteland and the avant-garde theatre of Bertolt Brecht or Samuel Beckett.

But what really defines modernism? Why did it begin and how long did it last? Is Modernism over now? Chris Rodriguez and Chris Garratts brilliant graphic guide is a brilliant exploration of the last centurys most thrilling artistic work - and what its really all about.