Salon to Biennial “The most comprehensive reference book on contemporary art group”

The development of modern art, shown through all of the most influential group exhibitions in history
The only book available that charts these groundbreaking events in such detail and scope
First in a two-volume set, with the second volume intended for publication in 2009,
Volume 1 opens with the revolutionary first Salon des Refusés in Paris of 1863 and concludes with the multi-locational international exhibition ‘The New American Painting’, organized by the Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1958–59
Includes a wealth of rare documentary material and ephemera, such as installation photographs, publications and reviews of the period
An exceptional sourcebook for anyone interested in the history of twentieth-century art, exhibition design or curatorial practice.