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Previous writers have approached the history of abstraction as a series of movements solving a series of formal problems. In contrast, Karmel focuses on the subject matter of abstract art, showing how artists have used abstract imagery to express social, cultural, and spiritual experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn introductory discussion of the work of the early modern pioneers of abstraction opens up into a completely new approach to abstract art based around five inclusive themes—the body, the landscape, the cosmos, architecture, and the repertory of man-made signs and patterns—each of which has its own chapter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStarting from a figurative example, Karmel works outwards to develop a series of narratives that go far beyond the established figures and movements traditionally associated with abstract art. 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This important new monograph, released to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of the artist's death, presents Picasso's unparalleled achievements in all media: painting, sculpture, drawing and prints. Art historian and curator Pepe Karmel offers fresh analysis of this great master for a 21st-century audience, considering Picasso's work through the lens of art rather than biography. He demonstrates how Picasso's style, evolving over the course of seven decades, introduced visual languages and narratives that transformed modern art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eArranged chronologically by themes and movements, \u003cem\u003eLooking at Picasso\u003c\/em\u003e is profusely illustrated with renowned paintings, such as the provocative \u003cem\u003eLes Demoiselles d'Avignon\u003c\/em\u003e and his monumental \u003cem\u003eGuernica\u003c\/em\u003e, protesting the horror of war. 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