Description: "A provocative interpretation of the political and cultural history of the early cold war years. . . . By insisting that art, even art of the avant-garde, is part of the general culture, not autonomous or above it, he forces us to think differently not only about art and art history but about society itself."--New York Times Book Review
Brief description: Serge Guilbaut is professor and department head in the Department of Fine Arts at the University of British Columbia.