'A must have for anyone interested in why Modernism looks (and sounds) as it does.' - Art Quarterly 'A constant source of delight - immensely informative - with its constantly engaging prose and many illustrations this book is extremely enjoyable as well as thought-provoking.' - International Record Review

Peter Vergo is one of Britain's leading experts on modern German and Austrian art. H e was awarded the Golden Order of Merit by the Republic of Austria for his services to Austrian Art. He has curated exhibitions at the Tate (Abstraction: Towards a New Art), and Whitechapel Art Gallery (Emil Nolde). As editor of The New Museology he launched a controversial debate about the role of museums in society. The first of his two books about the relationship between art and music, entitled That Divine Order, was published by Phaidon in 2005.