About Modern Art

David Sylvester (1924-2001) was one of the world's finest writers on modern art, proving himself to be a true champion of new painting and sculpture beginning in the decades after 1945. In 1993 he became the first art critic to receive a Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale. His other publications include the universally acclaimed Looking at Giacometti, Interviews with Francis Bacon, and Interviews with American ArtistsSylvester, David is the author of 'About Modern Art', published 2002 under ISBN 9780300092028 and ISBN 0300092024.