Sorry to say, this dictionary of the avant-garde has it's gaps, misinterpretations, and inaccuracies.It is quite valuable for the most part, but the aforementioned problems should be addressed before the next edition hits the racks.There is scant mention of free improvisation, Derek Bailey (and his many contemporaries), Paul Klee, Al Hansen (and many other valuable Fluxus artists indivudually) and much else, but there are referances to one-off a-g practitioners (such as that Republican apologist P.J. O'Rourke) and others.Weird...maybe RK was trying to use his dictionary to stir up debate, but that's not what dictionaries are fundamentally for, I think. Click Here to see more reviews about: A Dictionary of the Avant-Gardes (Paperback)
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