Abstract Expressionism was the dominant movement in experimental American painting from the 1940s through the early 1960s. This book is a collection of articles, reviews, and essays that chronicle the critical history of the movement from its inception to the present. Drawing on a range of sources, including newspapers, magazines, and exhibition catalogues, the original debates about the validity of "action painting" are dramatically illustrated. The articles selected for the volume include classic statements from the most influential and prolific critics, including Clement Greenberg, Harold Rosenberg, and Hilton Kramer. The editors have also included contributions of iconoclasts from the 1950s and 1960s such as Leon Golub and John Canaday to suggest the full range of critical discussion. Six representative artists are the subject of extended sections that include biographical chronologies, reviews, and the artists' own comments: Willem de Kooning, Adolph Gottlieb, Franz Kline, Barnett Newman, Jackson Pollock, and Mark Rothko.
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Drawing on a range of sources, a collection of articles, reviews, and essays chronicles the critical history of Abstract Expressionism, the dominant movement in experimental American painting, from its inception in the 1940s through the early 1960s.
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Anyone interested in the history, philosophy, and foundation of Abstract Expressionism will enjoy this anthology of classic writings on the movement---from contemporary critics, the artists themselves, and later historical evaluation.This is a real resource for those curious about that important time in American influence, and dominance, in avant-garde art.
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Simon: Since these discussions are concerned with the origins of the so-called New York School, I would welcome your detailed reminiscences of the period roughly from 1939 to 1943. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New York, Museum of Modern Art, Franz Kline, Barnett Newman, Clement Greenberg, Jackson Pollock, Harold Rosenberg, United States, Mark Rothko, Willem de Kooning, Whitney Museum of American Art, Adolph Gottlieb, Guggenheim Museum, Art News, Robert Motherwell, The New American Painting, West Germany, Peggy Guggenheim, Clyfford Still, East Hampton, Fine Art, International Council, Lawrence Alloway, World War, Betty Parsons Gallery New!
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Simon: Since these discussions are concerned with the origins of the so-called New York School, I would welcome your detailed reminiscences of the period roughly from 1939 to 1943. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
solo show, abstract expressionism, color abstractions, drip paintings, abstract expressionists, action painters, action painting, abstract expressionist painting Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Museum of Modern Art, Franz Kline, Barnett Newman, Clement Greenberg, Jackson Pollock, Harold Rosenberg, United States, Mark Rothko, Willem de Kooning, Whitney Museum of American Art, Adolph Gottlieb, Guggenheim Museum, Art News, Robert Motherwell, The New American Painting, West Germany, Peggy Guggenheim, Clyfford Still, East Hampton, Fine Art, International Council, Lawrence Alloway, World War, Betty Parsons Gallery New!
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- Mark Rothko by Marjorie Cohn on 28 pages
- Mark Rothko (Museum of Modern Art) by Peter Howard Selz on 27 pages
- Abstract Expressionism: The Critical Developments by Michael Auping on 6 pages
- Barnett Newman by Ms Ann Temkin on 6 pages
- Barnett Newman by Thomas B. Hess on 5 pages
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- The New York Schools of Music and the Visual Arts (Studies in Contemporary Music and Culture) by Steven Johnson in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and page 112
- The New York Schools of Music and the Visual Arts (Studies in Contemporary Music and Culture) by Steven Johnson in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and page 112
- The Fate Of A Gesture: Jackson Pollock And Postwar American Art (Icon Editions) by Carter Ratcliff in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Ruthless Hedonism: The American Reception of Matisse by John O'Brian in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Civilizing Rituals: Inside Public Art Museums (Leicester-Nottingham Studies in Ancient Society) by Carol Duncan in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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