Cubism was the most significant revolution in art at the beginning of the 20th century. It redefined every artistic question from scratch, insisting that art can never confront the world as it is in reality, but only through the ways in which we, as humans, see and understand it.

This radical new movement was the creation of two artists, the French Georges Braque and the Spanish Pablo Picasso, who worked side by side between 1907 and 1914, primarily in Paris, which was then the artistic capital of the world.

Thanks to the power of the new way it viewed things, Cubism spread across Europe and America with astonishing speed. The movement infiltrated other areas of artistic activity beyond painting and sculpture: it rejuvenated architecture, design, music, poetry, and transformed the possibilities of photography and cinema.

In this vibrant and comprehensive overview, Neil Cox places Cubism in the broader context of its time. Drawing on insights from recent research, he expertly guides the reader through this often complex terrain, while never losing sight of the very greatness of the artistic works themselves.