Modern Art and the Death of a Culture

Modern Art and the Death of a Culture by Rookmaaker, H. R.. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780891077992.

This disturbing but illuminating classic is a brilliant perspective on the cultural turmoil of the radical sixties and its impact on todays world, especially as reflected in the art of the time. Rookmaakers enduring analysis looks at modern art in a broad historical, social, and philosophical context, laying bare the despair and nihilism that pervade our era. He also shows the role Christian artists can play in proclaiming truth through their work. Rookmaakers brilliant articulation of faith and scholarship is insightful and inspiring. The book moves freely and with a sense of urgency between the worlds of high culture, popular art and music, and Christian faith. This reissue makes his foundational work available to a new generation.