Art: The Whole Story

This comprehensive, vibrant book leads you through the world’s iconic images – those that we encounter every time we open a newspaper, visit a gallery, or look at the front cover of a novel. Art: The Whole Story traces the development of art period by period, with the illustrated text covering every genre, from painting and sculpture to conceptual art and performance art. Cultural timelines are there too, to help to the reader with historical context. • The most accessible history of world art ever assembled • More than 1,100 colour illustrations of iconic pieces • Covers every genre of art, from painting and sculpture to conceptual art • Designed in an easily navigable and user-friendly fashion